A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

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

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.