A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

No strength within, no respect without.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.