The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

Speak when you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Liberation is not deliverance.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

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

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.