Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

You can't unscramble an egg.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

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

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

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.