A bad beginning makes a bad ending. Euripides
A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain. Mark Twain
A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read. Mark Twain
A conservative government is an organized hypocrisy. Benjamin Disraeli
A countryman between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats. Benjamin Franklin
A coward turns away, but a brave man's choice is danger. Euripides
A cucumber should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out. Samuel Johnson
A fair exterior is a silent recommendation. Publilius Syrus
A fashion is nothing but an induced epidemic. George Bernard Shaw
A flatterer is a friend who is your inferior, or pretends to be so. Aristotle
A fool's brain digests philosophy into folly, science into superstition, and art into pedantry. Hence University education. George Bernard Shaw
A friend is a second self. Aristotle
A friend is one before whom I may think aloud. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A friend is, as it were, a second self. Cicero
A good conscience is a continual Christmas. Benjamin Franklin
A good reputation is more valuable than money. Publilius Syrus
A happy life consists in tranquillity of mind. Cicero
A hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is braver five minutes longer. Ralph Waldo Emerson
A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs. Mark Twain
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. Lao-tzu
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of. Jane Austen
A liberal is a man too broadminded to take his own side in a quarrel. Robert Frost
A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes. Mark Twain
A life of peace, purity, and refinement leads to a calm and untroubled old age. Cicero
A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing. George Bernard Shaw
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