A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

The work of an unknown good man is like a vein of water flow hidden underground, secretly making the ground greener.