A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

The comforter's head never aches.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

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

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

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