Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

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

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.