Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

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.

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

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

You made your bed, now lie in it.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.