A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

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

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.