To understand everything is to forgive everything.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Speakwhen you are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.