To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Genius is a long impatience.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.