A fine artist is one who makes familiar things new and new things familiar.

A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.

I know of no higher fortitude than stubborness in the face of overwhelming odds.

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; but a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist.

Words of comfort, skillfully administered, are the oldest therapy known to man.

When a man points a finger at someone else, he should remember that four of his fingers are pointing at himself.

True religion is the life we lead, not the creed we profess.

A beautiful lady is an accident of nature. A beautiful old lady is a work of art.

Preparation is the be-all of good trial work. Everything else - felicity of expression, improvisational brilliance - is a satellite around the sun. Thorough preparation is that sun.

Education is not the accumulation of knowledge, but the ability to find it.

The best reply to an atheist is to give him a good dinner and ask him if he believes there is a cook.

The best thing you can ever have is peace of mind, it is a basking fire to keep a cold heart in warmth, and a fortified confidence to be proud of.

The greatest problem about old age is the fear that it may go on too long.

I have got two reasons for success and I'm standing on both of them.

Little deeds of kindness Little words of love; Help to make earth an Eden Like the heaven above.

Knowing reality is knowing that you can't lose it.

Be prepared for the worst, my love, for it lives next door to the best.

Your torch of consciousness should be burning continuously; then there will not be any darkness.

The reason why women effect so little and are so shallow is because their aims are low, marriage is the prize for which they strive; if foiled in that they rarely rise above disappointment.

Great opportunity is only as good as your preparation to take advantage of it.

Why procrastinate when you can precognitate?