Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.