Renown and repose do not go together.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

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

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

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

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

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.