The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

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

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.