Years wrinkle the face, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.

All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.

The onesure way to conciliate a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Pleasure is by no means an infallible critical guide, but it is the least fallible.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.