No strength within, no respect without.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

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

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.