A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

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

Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.