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

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

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

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

The man with the new idea is a crank until the idea succeeds.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

To believein something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?