All thingsat first appear difficult.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

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

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Welearn little from victory, much from defeat.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

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.

Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.