Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

The greatest prayer is patience.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

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,

A room without books is a body without soul

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.