A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

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

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.