The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

The hero's tomb is the cradle of the people

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

The fire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

A room without books is a body without soul

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di