No strength within, no respect without.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.

Unresolved:A dose of adversity is often as needful as a dose of medicine.