Don't beafraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

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

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Liberation is not deliverance.