The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Fromlittle acorns mighty oaks do grow.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

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

Don't let life discourage your, everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.