A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

Unselfishness is more paying,only people have not the patience to practice it.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

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

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

A language is like living skin itself.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.