A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

A good conscience is the best divinity.

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

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

Better hazard than always be in fear.