“Only our individual faith in freedom can keep us free.”
“The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity.”
“We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military–industrial complex.”
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed.”
“The tongue is not in the control of the mind.”
“Stronger than lover's love is lover's hate.”
“Silence is true wisdom’s best reply.”
“I have learned that to be a friend is to be faithful.”
“No one is truly free; the slaves of fear and desire are many.”
“There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change.”
“The best of seers is he who guesses well.”
“Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.”
“Cleverness is not wisdom.”
“Leave no stone unturned.”
“He is richest who is content with least; for contentment is the wealth of nature.”
“The misfortune of the wise is better than the prosperity of the fool.”
“We should look for someone to eat and drink with before looking for something to eat and drink.”
“Natural wealth is limited and easy to acquire; but wealth of vain fancies is insatiable.”
“He who understands the limits of life knows how easy it is to procure enough to remove pain.”
“The blessed and immortal is itself free from trouble, nor does it cause trouble for others.”