The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

A room without books is a body without soul

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Thefirst principle of contract negotiation is don'tremind them of what you did in the past; tell them what you're going to do inthe future.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.