The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

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

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.