Famous quotes by Leaders

"There is more to life than increasing its speed"

"The wisdom of nations lies in their proverbs,
which are brief and pithy"

"Nay, men are so far from musing of their sins, that they disdain this practise, and scoff at it: what say they, if all were of your mind; what should become of us? Shall we be always poring on our corruptions?"

"Look whether it be indifferently, as well for sins secret as open, what you find to be your best cordials to comfort you, whether God's Word, or natural means"

"I confess it is beyond our power to awaken the heart, but ordinarily this way does good"

"So that godly sorrow may be discerned by this train of graces wherewith it is accompanied, that worldly sorrow wants, at least in the truth of them, though it may have some shadows of them"

"Victory belongs to the most persevering"

"Old age is like a plane flying through a storm. Once you're aboard, there's nothing you can do"

"Where there is love there is life"

"It would be far better to be of no church than to be bitter of any"

"Less judgment than wit is more sail than ballast"

"I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ"

"Democracy is necessary to peace and to undermining the forces of terrorism"

"The truest wisdom is a resolute determination"

"There are always two forces warring against each other within us"

"Remain calm, serene, always in command of yourself. You will then find out how easy it is to get along"

"Treat all men alike. Give them the same law. Give them an even chance to live and grow"

"I have found the paradox, that if you love until it hurts, there can be no more hurt, only more love"

"In marriage do thou be wise: prefer the person before money, virtue before beauty, the mind before the body; then thou hast a wife, a friend, a companion, a second self"

"If thou wouldn't conquer thy weakness thou must not gratify it"

"Humility and knowledge in poor clothes excel pride and ignorance in costly attire"

"Force may make hypocrites, but it can never make converts"

"Avoid popularity; it has many snares, and no real benefit"

"A good End cannot sanctify evil Means; nor must we ever do Evil, that Good may come of it"

"Love grows. Lust wastes by Enjoyment, and the Reason is, that one springs from an Union of Souls, and the other from an Union of Sense"

"O Lord, help me not to despise or oppose what I do not understand"

"Sense shines with a double luster when it is set in humility. An able yet humble man is a jewel worth a kingdom"

"The next few months are critical to Pakistan's future direction as a democratic state committed to promoting peace, fighting terrorism and working for social justice"

"I've never had a bank account in Switzerland since 1984. Why would the Swiss do this to me? Maybe the Swiss are trying to divert attention from the Holocaust gold scandal"

"General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me"