A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

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

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

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

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

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

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

It is better to trust and sometimes be disappointed thanto be forever mistrusting and be right occasionally.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.