If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

Only the educated are free.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Luck never mad a mad man wise

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.