"How many a man has thrown up his hands at a time when a little more effort, a little more patience would have achieved success?"

"To know when to be generous and when to be firm -- this is wisdom."

"A legal or religious ceremony by which two persons of the opposite sex solemnly agree to harass and spy on each other... until death do them join."

"To avoid criticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing."

"If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate."

"A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same."

"So it is that the gods do not give all men gifts of grace - neither good looks nor intelligence nor eloquence."

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye."

"Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many."

"We are always in search of the redeeming formula, the crystallizing thought."

"I get my exercise acting as a pallbearer to my friends who exercise."

"The course of life is unpredictable, no one can write his autobiography in advance."