A large ocean liner

A large ocean liner
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
  

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The liberty of the individual must be thus far limited: He must not make himself a nuisance to other people.
Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.
It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.
Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.
Adversityis the foundation of virtue.
I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.
Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.
A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.
you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.
A room without books is a body without soul
The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour
Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.