Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

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

Use softwords and hard arguments.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

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

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Science has achieved more for the emancipation of masses than the wisdom of sages.