Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

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

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

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

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.