Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

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

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.