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

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.