Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Tolerance that accepts merits as the most natural thing in World is the highest applause.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.