Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Aperson whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow anelephant.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

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

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.