A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

We judge others by their behavior. We judge ourselves byour intentions.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

Be yourself and speak your mind today, though it contradicts all you have said before.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Every village has to become a self-sufficient republic.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.