Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

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.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

A manneed never revenge himself; the body of his enemy will be brought to his owndoor.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

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

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di