Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

Power does not corrupt men; fools, however, if they getinto a position of power, corrupt power.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

Thereis no advancement to him who stands trembling because he cannot see the endfrom the beginning.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.