I am bound to tell what I am told, but not in every case to believe it.

If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it.

Men trust their ears less than their eyes.

The secret of success is that it is not the absence of failure, but the absence of envy.

Adversity has the effect of drawing out strength and qualities of a man that would have laid dormant in its absence.

In peace sons bury fathers, but war violates the order of nature, and fathers bury sons.

Egypt is the gift of the Nile.

Where wisdom is called for, force is of little use.

Very few things happen at the right time, and the rest do not happen at all. The conscientious historian will correct these defects.

It is better to be envied than pitied.

All of life is action and passion, and not to be involved in the actions and passions of your time is to risk having not really lived at all.

For a man to subdue a man is to defile God’s purpose

A Libertarian’s just a Democrat whose vote doesn’t count. Same thing.

Spaghetti can be eaten most successfully if you inhale it like a vacuum cleaner.

Shut not thy purse-strings always against painted distress.

If you want your children to improve, let them overhear the nice things you say about them to others.

He who would really benefit mankind must reach them through their work.

How about it's Hillary Clinton, she doesn't connect with people? How about they have nothing in common with her?

she had a laugh that hinted it had rolled around once or twice in the mud.

Without fear we must set sail on the digital sea.

I decided to create a sports club during the Soviet times. It was my dream.