We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it.
It is no use saying, 'We are doing our best.' You have got to succeed in doing what is necessary.
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game.
A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
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.
Working hours are never long enough. Each day is a holiday, and ordinary holidays are grudged as enforced interruptions in an absorbing vocation.