Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Adversity introduces a man to himself.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.