It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

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

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

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

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.