Be slow of tounge and quick of eye.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

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