One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

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

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.