A danger forseen is half avoided.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

No pillow is as soft as clear conscience.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di