A man sits as many risks as he runs.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Pleasant words are the food of love.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

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

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.