Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters.

A Penny Saved is a Penny Earned.

Well done is better than well said.

The doorstep to the temple of wisdom is a knowledge of our own ignorance.

You can do anything you set your mind to.

Never leave that till tomorrow which you can do today.

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.

Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship.

By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide that for yourself.

No parent at home is saying my gosh, if we can just get a higher minimum wage, all of our aspirations have been realized.

People are interested if you tell stories well and relevantly.

Ever step you take is forever. You cant make it go away. None of it. You understand what I'm sayin?

If I told you all the people that have secretly told me I've influenced them, you'd never believe it, and you'll never see it in print, either.

Gardening?is one of the most underrated aspects of diplomacy.

The truth will set you free. Either that or it'll get you a punch in the nose.

For what does it mean to be a hero? It requires you to be prepared to deal with forces larger than yourself.

The height, the deity of man is to be self-sustained, to need no gift, no foreign force. Society is good when it does not violate me, but best when it is likest to solitude.

We come to know best what men are, in their worse jeopardizes.

I don't think I've ever been critical of the money Douglas Adams makes, especially since, as has been tactfully pointed out, I myself have had to change banks having filled the first one up.