Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

To beprepared is half the victory.

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

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.