There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives Ideas have endurance without death.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

A language is like living skin itself.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

EDUCATION BEGINS WITH LIFE.