To beprepared is half the victory.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

The greatest job of teachers is to cultivate talent until it ripens for the public to reap its bounty.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

When a man meets his mates society begins.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.