Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.