Better hazard than always be in fear.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

He who truly knows has no occasion to shout

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou