Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.