Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

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

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.