The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

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

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

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

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.