Do not look for a sanctuary in anyone except yourself.

The first duty of a university is to teach wisdom, not trade; character, not technicalities.

The greatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile-hoping it will eat him last.

When you have got a thing where you want, it is a good thing to leave it where it is.

In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet.