He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Example is better than following it.

It is mark of a good man not to know how to do an injury.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

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

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.

Conflictcan destroy a team which hasn't spent time learning to deal with it.