Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.