There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Quarrelsend, but words once spoken never die.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.