One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.