Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

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

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Ignoring is not the same thing as being tolerant

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination