A state worthy of the name has no friends.
Paris, France
Plato is my friend — Aristotle is my friend — but truth is a greater friend.
If my body dies, let my body die, but do not let my country die.
Self-sufficiency is the greatest of all wealth.
Character is the virtue of hard times.
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.