He who thinks he is raising a mound may only in Reality be digging a pit.

A reputation for a thousand years may depend upon the conduct of a single moment.

One learns to itch where one can scratch.

Do not adjust your sandals while passing through a melon-field, nor yet arrange your hat beneath an orange-tree.

Eat in the dark the bargain that you purchased in the dusk.

The province of philosophy is not so much to prevent calamities befalling as to demonstrate that they are blessings when they have taken place.

One may ride upon a tiger's back but it is fatal to dismount.

When struck by a thunderbolt it is unnecessary to consult the Book of Dates as to the precise meaning of the omen.

Although there exist many thousand subjects for elegant conversation, there are persons who cannot meet a cripple without talking about feet.

The wise duck keeps his mouth shut when he smells frogs.

He who has failed three times sets up as an instructor.

I wish you

If you believe someone believe blindly either you get a good relation or a good lesson

Just because you wear a bow tie doesn't mean you're a nerd.

It's inconceivable that you don't have to show identification in order to vote or that that the identification doesn't have to be somewhat foolproof.

My parents and I were all afraid of being poor - really poor.

I never worried about money, except that I knew that all I had to worry about was golf. As long as I could play, I was going to make money.

I'm attracted to playing things that I find difficult, just because it's a journey that is much more interesting.

One should make the best choice possible given the circumstances, and then avoid second-guessing for the sake of one's own sanity.

Here you discover that so long as books are kept open, then minds can never be closed.

It was the era of Tab Hunter and Rock Hudson; they all had a certain look.