A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

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

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

The comforter's head never aches.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

Themost important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how toget along with people.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

To beprepared is half the victory.