The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

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

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Freedom can only be real if it is freedom for those think differently.