We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Nothing can be more abhorrent to democracy than to imprison a person or keep him in prison because he is unpopular. This is really the test of civilization.
Those who can win a war well can rarely make a good peace and those who could make a good peace would never have won the war.
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.