Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

Only the educated are free.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

Ialways cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think,well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a singlepolitical argument left.