Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Fourthings come not back: the spoken word, the spent arrow, the past life, and theneglected opportunity.

You can't unscramble an egg.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

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

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.