Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

What wesee depends mainly on what we look for.

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

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

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…