My head rang like a gong.
I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... But I am too busy thinking about myself.
An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought.
Why the hell would terrorists kidnap a bunch of high school students?
Nothing contributes so much to tranquilizing the mind as a steady purpose - a point on which the soul may fix its intellectual eye.
A tactical retreat is not a bad response to a surprise assault, you know. First you survive. Then you choose your own ground. Then you counterattack.
When you make a mistake, don't look back at it long. Take the reason of the thing into your mind and then look forward. Mistakes are lessons of wisdom. The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power.