The greatest prayer is patience.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

A Habit is a shirt made of iron.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

Inspiration is apt to come only while one is working, waited for, it usually keeps waiting.

Too late is the medicine prepared, when the disease has strengthened by long delay.

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.