Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

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

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Philosophy may describe unreason, as it may describe force; it cannot hope to refute them.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

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

Use softwords and hard arguments.