Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

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.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Necessity truns lion into fox.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

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