There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

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

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

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

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou