“Fools always blame the fire when they burn their fingers.”

Miracles do occur, but one has to work hard for them to happen.

A man is known by his books, his friends and the mistakes he admits.

Success is judged not by how you see yourself but by how others see you.

Since God made us originals, why stoop to be imitations.

The real-time to relax is when you’ve no time to relax.

What matters is not to add years to life but life to years.

Raise yourself from where you are. Have courage and rise high.

Love, like truth, can be shared, but not divided.

For a happy life, love the world and hate the word hate.

If you are right, go right ahead.

Equals argue – win or lose. Superiors just say it and win.

Boredom is not an illness but a symptom of an illness. Work defies boredom.

No power is as potent as the power of an idea.

Total absence of humor makes life a total drudgery.

Let your words be of velvet and your arguments of the steel.

A friend saved is a friend earned. A friend spent is a friend enjoyed.