Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Imaginationis the eye of your soul.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

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

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.

Renown and repose do not go together.

When work is pleasure, life is joy.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Nothingso completely baffles one who is full of trick and duplicity himself, thanstraightforward and simple integrity in another.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.