As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

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

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.