If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

Opportunists take now for an answer.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

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

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.