Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

A half truth is a whole lie.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Renown and repose do not go together.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.