Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.