Adversity introduces a man to himself.

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,

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

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

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

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

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.