A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

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

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

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

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.