Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

When your work speaks for itself,don't interrupt.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Throughconflict we get to unity.

Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Inspiration comes of working every day.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.