wisdom Quotes

You can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can not fool all of the people all of the time.

Don't worry when you are not recognized, but strive to be worthy of recognition.

Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow. The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing.

As our case is new, we must think and act anew.

Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm.

When you have got an elephant by the hind legs and he is trying to run away, it's best to let him run.

I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.

I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.

I have talked with great men, and I do not see how they differ from others.

Concede that the new government of Louisiana is only to what it should be, as the egg is to the fowl; we shall sooner have the fowl by hatching the egg than by smashing it.