“Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time.”

Everyone likes flattery; and when you come to Royalty you should lay it on with a trowel.

The secret of success is to be ready when your opportunity comes.

To be conscious that you are ignorant of the facts is a great step to knowledge.

In a progressive country change is constant; change is inevitable.

Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful.

Be amusing: never tell unkind stories; above all, never tell long ones.

Almost everything that is great has been done by youth.

Diligence is the mother of good fortune.

As a general rule, the most successful man in life is the man who has the best information.

Silence is the mother of truth.

There can be economy only where there is efficiency.

The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity.

I have brought myself, by long meditation, to the conviction that a human being with a settled purpose must accomplish it, and that nothing can resist a will which will stake even existence upon its fulfillment.

One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes.

It destroys one’s nerves to be amiable every day to the same human being.

Things must be done by parties, not by persons using parties as tools.

A woman’s friendship borders more closely on love than man’s. Men affect each other in the reflection of noble or friendly acts; whilst women ask fewer proofs and more signs and expressions of attachment.

A wave of legislation, introduced in more than two dozen states, would allow people to discriminate against their neighbors.

I can imagine no more comfortable frame of mind for the conduct of life than a humorous resignation.

One more thing. I sold the mustang. Too conspicuous. Don’t get too excited, but i bought you a little something with the extra cash. I heard you’ve had your eye on a volkswagen. The owner is dropping it by tomorrow. I paid for a full tank of gas, so make sure she delivers.

The knowledge that every day there is something more to learn, something higher to reach for, something new to make for others, makes each day infinitely precious

But we are strong, each in our purpose, and we are all more strong together.

An orotundity, which I define as Nobelitis a pomposity in which one is treated as representative of more than oneself by someone conscious of representing more than himself.

The Peace Treaties must be scrapped … I stand for no more war and no more secret diplomacy.