Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

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

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

There isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait until the deadline looms large.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

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