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

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

A man without imagination is like a bird without wings.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.