A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

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

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

Throughconflict we get to unity.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

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

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.