In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

If error is corrected whenever it is recognized as such,the path of error is the path of truth.

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.