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

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

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

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

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

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.