Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

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

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

Only the educated are free.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Constant repetition carries conviction.

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

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