The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

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

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

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

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.