The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

The property of power is to protect.