Tofight fear, act. To increase fear wait, put off, postpone.

To be preparedis half the victory.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Anounce of mediation is worth a pound of arbitration and a ton of litigation!

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.