When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Old fools are more foolish than you ones.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

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

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour