To beprepared is half the victory.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

The ability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

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

You can not help men permanantly by doing for them what they could do for themselves