Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

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

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

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

He whoangers you, conquers you.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.