Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.

A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

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

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

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

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.