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

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

A room without books is a body without soul

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.