"History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

"Do what you do best, and you will succeed"

"The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down"

"Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor"

"Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other"

"The best mirror is an old friend"

"Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college"

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"

"History is the version of past events that people have decided to agree upon"

"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality"