Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

Love is the noblest frailty of the of the mind

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

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

Between friends there is no need of Justice.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.