Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

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,

The measure of a man is what he does with power.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

Whenour knowing exceeds our sensing, we will no longer be deceived by theillusions of our senses.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.