What, therefore, is a government at its best? It is a government that “governs” least and instead finds ways to mobilise the energies of our people.
Never mistake motion for action.
The hour of departure has arrived, and we go our ways. I to die, and you to live. Which is better God only knows.
Go to Heaven for the climate. Hell for the company.
It is no small art to sleep: for that purpose you must keep awake all day.
Natural science does not simply describe and explain nature: it is part of the interplay between us and nature.
The smallest minority on earth is the individual. Those who deny individual rights cannot claim to be defenders of minorities.
You cannot conquer a free man. The most you can do is kill him.
I haven’t failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.
The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them.