The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

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

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

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

A slyrabbit will have three openings to its den.