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

A danger forseen is half avoided.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

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

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

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

By tryingoften, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.