The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Ignorancedoesn't kill you, but it does make you sweat a lot.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Who digs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

As a final incentive before giving up a

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Past time is only eviil at a distance.