Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away.
The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out. Every mind is a building filled with archaic furniture. Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it.
The best thing to give to your enemy is forgiveness; to an opponent, tolerance; to a friend, your heart; to your child, a good example; to a father, deference; to your mother, conduct that will make her proud of you; to yourself, respect; to all men, charity.
It's so much easier to write a resume than to craft a spirit.
Speak properly, and in as few words as you can, but always plainly; for the end of speech is not ostentation, but to be understood.
The radical of one century is the conservative of the next. The radical invents the views. When he has worn them out the conservative adopts them.
There are several good protections against temptations, but the surest is cowardice.
Excess on occasion is exhilarating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit.
What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.