Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Glory is a poison that can only be taken in small doses.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

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

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.