If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

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

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Prejudice is a disease characterised by hardening of categories.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.