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

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Many a gem of wisdom have gone unsaid, because someone lacked ability to express it.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.