In victory even the cowardly like to boast while in adverse times even the brave are discredited.

Harmony makes small things grow; lack of it makes great things decay.

Few men desire liberty; most men wish only for a just master.

Small communities grow great through harmony, great ones fall to pieces through discord.

The firmest friendship is based on an identity of likes and dislikes.

They envy the distinction I have won; let them therefore, envy my toils, my honesty, and the methods by which I gained it.

Everything rises but to fall, and increases but to decay.

Greedy for the property of others, extravagant with his own

All those who offer an opinion on any doubtful point should first clear their minds of every sentiment of dislike, friendship, anger or pity.

In my opinion it is less shameful for a king to be overcome by force of arms than by bribery.

Do as much as possible, and talk of yourself as little as possible

We can't have freedom unless we have freedom. And that means freedom to speak our minds.

The most difficult thing is letting go of something you believed you were born to do, but there is always other options.

To be physically astute and psychologically tended, yet morally insulated and conceptually blind--is to be crazy, not healthy.

The real servant of the people must live among them, think with them, feel for them, and die for them.

I always worried someone would notice me, and then when no one did, I felt lonely.

Now, whether or not in a place like Chicago you do stop and frisk, which worked very well, Mayor [Rudy] Giuliani is here, worked very well in New York.

I did that all the more, if I may say so, because I was aware of the fact that there is an inclination to go to extremes in German people, and in the German character generally.

Children need models rather than critics.

I have no idea what's next, I simply don't have a clue.

Higher income people don't have to pay taxes if they don't want to.