Chances happens to all, but to turn chance to reality is the gift of the few.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

God has created the world in play.

Humality is a strange thing. The minute you think you've got it, you've lost it.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.