Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Nothing do I regret more in my student life that thay my teachers were not my friends

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

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.