A river of quotes and proverbs

1.Every winner has scars.-Herbert N.Casson
2.As we are liberated from our own fear,our presence automatically liberates others.-Nelson Mandela
3.There's no such thing as bad weather.There's only the wrong clothes.-Billy Connolly
4.The purpose of life is to fight maturity.-Dick Werthimer
5.Time cools,time clarifies;no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours.-Mark Twain
6.There is something terribly wrong with a culture inebriated by noise and gregariousness.-George Steiner
7.If you have a talent,use it in every which way possible.Don't hoard it.Don't dole it out like a miser.Spend it lavishly like a millionaire intent on going broke.-Brendan Francis
8.The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names.-Chinese proverb
9.Wisdom consists of knowing when to avoid perfection.-Anonymous
10.By asking for the impossible,obtain the best possible.-Italian proverb
11.The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.-William James
12.We are all ready to be savage in some cause.The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.-William James
13.Compared to what we ought to be,we are half awake.-William James
14.Everybody should do at least two things each day that he hates to do,just for practice.-William James
15.Celebrated women writers are usually those who describe life at a distaqnce from their personal selves.-Jane Lazarre