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

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Men are mortal, but ideas are immortal.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Thepeak efficiency of knowledge and strategy is to make conflict unnecessary.

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

Dig a well before you are thirsty.