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

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Trust begets trust and untrust begets untrust. It'snatural.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.