Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Drowning problems in an ocean of information is not the same as solving them.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.