Aphorisms are portable wisdom, the quintessential extracts of thought and feeling.

The line of life is a ragged diagonal between duty and desire.

A blue eye is a true eye; Mysterious is a dark one, Which flashes like a spark sun! A black eye is the best one.

After every storm the sun will smile; for every problem there is a solution, and the soul's indefeasible duty is to be of good cheer.

Proverbs are mental gems gathered in the diamond districts of the mind.

A sigh can shatter a castle in the air.

False eloquence is exaggeration; true eloquence is emphasis.

Public opinion is a second conscience.

Reserve may be pride fortified in ice; dignity is worth reposing on truth.

Fate is the friend of the good, the guide of the wise, the tyrant of the foolish, the enemy of the bad.

What is the highest secret to victory and peace? To will what God wills, and strike a league with destiny.

At its most basic the democratic contract is a simple one: the right to vote comes with a responsibility to society, through tax payments and citizenship.

I never thought about heaven per se. I think when you're dead, you're dead. If anything happens after that, you just hope you don't go to hell.

The great seal of truth is simplicity.

He knew all the answers. Everybody did. Everybody knew everything and everybody knew all the answers. It was just that the enemy seemed to know better ones.

More traffic means more advertising dollars.

Anybody may support me when I am right. What I want is someone that will support me when I am wrong.

We survive our love because we go on loving.

Eccentricity: strength of character doubling back on itself.

Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come.

Every responsible chief in the CIA knows that the more covert the action, the greater the need for a clear policy and a defined target.