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

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

Neversay more than is necessary.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

It'swhen you're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

A man without imagination is like a bird without wings.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

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.