Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

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

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

As contagion of sickness makes sickness, contagion oftrust can make trust.

Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.