The secret of success in life is known only by those who have not succeeded.

Half our mistakes in life arise from feeling where we ought to think, and thinking where we ought to feel.

In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.

Never trust a man who speaks well of everybody.

If we knew each other's secrets, what comforts we should find.

There is often less danger in the things we fear than in the things we desire.

Always mistrust a subordinate who never finds fault with his superior.

A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.

Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor.

Envy and fear are the only passions to which no pleasure is attached.

If we escape punishment for our vices, why should we complain if we are not rewarded for our virtues?

I’ve been thinking.” “A dangerous pursuit.” “Indeed.

Seek the sacred light.

In literature, as in love, one can only speak for himself.

Less emphasis on inventories, I think, may tend to dampen business cycles, because business cycles are typically in the grasp of inventory cycles and heavy industry cycles.

Grief, a type of sadness that most often occurs when you have lost someone you love, is a sneaky thing, because it can disappear for a long time, and then pop back up when you least expect it.

My mum wants the best for me. And I like having my mum around me.

Whenever I see Tom [ Cavanagh] - we're good friends - we just mourn that we didn't get a longer shot.

I think that the question of how power can be exerted from the lower reaches has never been more important. It will ultimately determine whether another world is indeed possible.

I don't mind aging, I just don't want to be a day older.

If you continue to use monetary policy to attempt to promote full employment the result would be that you would have higher inflation, and that you would not have lower unemployment.