The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

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

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.