Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

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

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.