Constantrepetition carries conviction.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

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

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.