Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

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

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

A successful man is one who can lay a firm foundation with the brick that others throw at him.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

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.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.