Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

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

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.

Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.