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

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Myinterest is in the future because I'm going to be spending the rest of mylife there.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.