Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

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

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.