Man will occasionally stumble over the truth, but most times he will pick himself up and carry on. The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty. It is better to do the wrong thing than to do nothing. Personally, I'm always ready to learn, although I do not always like being taught. It is a fine thing to be honest, but it is also very important to be right. If you mean to profit, learn to please. If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law. If we open a quarrel between the past and the present, we shall find we have lost the future. If this is a blessing, it is certainly very well disguised. I was never tired of listening to his wisdom or imparting my own. | 
