The surest way to prevent war is not to fear it.

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I believe I should have been swept away by the flood of French infidelity, if...

I believe I should have been swept away by the flood of French infidelity, if...

We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

We all know our duty better than we discharge it.

Mean spirits under disappointment, like small beer in a thunderstorm always turn sour

Mean spirits under disappointment, like small beer in a thunderstorm always turn sour

I am an aristocrat. I love liberty; I hate equality.

I am an aristocrat. I love liberty; I hate equality.

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.

Time is at once the most valuable and the most perishable of all our possessions.

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money.

That most delicious of all privileges - spending other people's money.

Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse...

Never were abilities so much below mediocrity so well rewarded; no, not when Caligula's horse...

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.

Ability hits the mark where presumption overshoots and diffidence falls short.

Do what you will while you're able, find what it is that you seek.

Do what you will while you're able, find what it is that you seek.

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Force has no place where there is need of skill.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Everyone excels in something in which another fails.

Everyone excels in something in which another fails.

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick...

Anybody with ability can play in the big leagues. But to be able to trick...

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.

The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability

The tragedy is that so many have ambition and so few have ability

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it...

If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it...

Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities -...

Education is not the piling on of learning, information, data, facts, skills, or abilities -...

If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve...

If you have ability in a certain area, why not capitalize on it and improve...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...

He is his own best friend, and takes delight in privacy whereas the man of...