Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

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

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.