The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

The aim of education is not the specialist but the man of vision who can humanise our life by integrating emotional demands with our new knowledge

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

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

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.