A friend is one who has the same enemies as you have.
Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.
The more you read and observe about this Universe, the more you are going to see that everything is linked together.
Every man is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts.
Power can be very seductive, and it often corrupts those who wield it.
It is better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.
Freedom is the right to choose and to do what is right, not what is wrong.
It is not the years in your life that count. It is the life in your years.
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.
People are just as happy as they make up their minds to be.
I am a slow walker, but I never walk back.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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