If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

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

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.