Famous quotes by Statesman

"The more a man knows, the more he forgives"

"Follow me if I advance! Kill me if I retreat! Revenge me if I die!"

"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action"

"Advice in old age is foolish; for what can be more absurd than to increase our provisions for the road the nearer we approach to our journey's end"

"As I approve of a youth that has something of the old man in him, so I am no less pleased with an old man that has something of the youth. He that follows this rule may be old in body, but can never be so in mind"

"I shall be an autocrat: that's my trade. And the good Lord will forgive me: that's his"

"I am one of the people who love the why of things"

"Your wit makes others witty"

"For to tempt and to be tempted are things very nearly allied - whenever feeling has anything to do in the matter, no sooner is it excited than we have already gone vastly farther than we are aware of"

"I like to praise and reward loudly, to blame quietly"

"In politics a capable ruler must be guided by circumstances, conjectures and conjunctions"

"Power without a nation's confidence is nothing"

"There is nothing wrong with intellectual differences flowing from freedom of thought as long as such differences remain confined to intellectual debates"

"Who has suffered? The families of the dead, no doubt. But a greater loss was inflicted on Pakistan because, as I said, we lost the pillars of our society"

"We claim Islam as Deen or a complete way of life"

"Was Islam spread by them through force and coercion? No. They preached Islam by personal example"

"Islam teaches tolerance, not hatred; universal brotherhood, not enmity; peace, and not violence"

"I am not at all a politician. I don't think I'm cut out for politics. I am certainly not going to stand for election"

"Remember that mindsets can not be changed through force and coercion. No idea can ever be forcibly thrust upon any one"

"Nothing is more unreliable than the populace, nothing more obscure than human intentions, nothing more deceptive than the whole electoral system"

"The nation voted us to power to see unity and communal harmony, not for any division or communality"

"The bombers were enemies of Islam and enemies of the country. We will do everything and anything needed to stop them"

"It is impossible to practice parliamentary politics without having patience, decency, politeness and courtesy"

"Does any one know the number of illegal arms in the country?"

"Vote for me and I will ensure that everyone gets enough to eat and a place to stay"

"Factors affecting effective regional cooperation are mindsets and perceptions emanating from the past"

"There is no greater honour than to serve Canadians"

"Many of our own people here in this country do not ask about computers, telephones and television sets. They ask - when will we get a road to our village"

"Even if a minefield or the abyss should lie before me, I will march straight ahead without looking back"

"Every day has been so short, every hour so fleeting, every minute so filled with the life I love that time for me has fled on too swift a wing"