Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

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

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

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

COURAGE IS THE FLEEING FORWARD.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

The easiest,the most tempting, and the least creative response to conflict within anorganization is to pretend it does not exist.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.