Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

The first duty of love is to listen.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

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

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.