Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Astupid act entails doing the work twice over.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Passionsare generally roused by great conflicts.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

A language is like living skin itself.

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

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen