The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

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

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

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!

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

God made time, but man made haste.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.