Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

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.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

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.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

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

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