The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Ability is poor men's wealth

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.