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

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

The cause of liberty becomes a mockery if the price to be paid is the wholesale destruction of those who are to enjoy liberty.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...