A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

No matter how much cats fight, there always seem to be plenty of kittens.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

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

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

It isthrough cooperation, rather than conflict, that your greatest successes willbe derived.