Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

In all superstitions wise men follow fools.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

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.

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