The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

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

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

A half truth is a whole lie.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.