Every man is a damn fool for at least five minutes every day; wisdom consists in not exceeding the limit.
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If one does not know to which port one is sailing, no wind is favorable.
What a distressing contrast there is between the radiant intelligence of the child and the feeble mentality of the average adult.
We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out.
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.
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Friendship, like credit, is highest when it is not used.
Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyway.
A little more persistence, a little more effort, and what seemed hopeless failure may turn to glorious success.
There is no failure except in no longer trying.
A failure is a man who has blundered but is not capable of cashing in on the experience.
