In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Everything has it's beauty, but not every one sees it.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Power gravitates to the man who knows how.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen