It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

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