Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

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.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

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

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.