Adversity introduces a man to himself.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Don'tclose the barn door after the horse runs away.