Preference

It is much easier to be critical than correct

That government is best which governs least

: I prefer liberty with danger than peace with slavery

The time comes upon every public man when it is best for him to keep his lips closed

Patriotism is the conviction that your country is superior to all others because you were born in it.

When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character

What you get by achieving your goals is not as important as what you become by achieving your goals

The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best

Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor

If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way

People always make war when they say they love peace

Fortune and love favor the brave

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else

I like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.

If we may believe our logicians, man is distinguished from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter

I value my garden more for being full of blackbirds than of cherries, and very frankly give them fruit for their songs

Civilization degrades the many to exalt the few

It is far more important to me to preserve an unblemished conscience than to compass any object however great

Reason and justice tell me there's more love for humanity in electricity and steam than in chastity and vegetarianism

Half a truth is better than no politics