Inspiration comes of working every day.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Youcan't turn back the clock. But you can wind it up again.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

You made your bed, now lie in it.

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

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Genius is a long impatience.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.