The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.