A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Of all the ways to make your fortune the quickest and the best is to make people see clearly how much is your success is in there interest

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.