Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

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,

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

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

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

All mankind is divided into three classes: those who are immovable; those who are movable; and those who move.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.