Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

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

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.