Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

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

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

A room without books is a body without soul

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.