A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

He who hurriescannot walk with dignity.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.