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

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.