Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Speakwhen you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.