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

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

A rumor goes in one ear and out many mouths.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.