Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

If you are standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

You don'thave to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth. Success hasmade failures of many men.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.