Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable