Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

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

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

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

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.