Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

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,

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.