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

Treat peopleas if they were what they ought to be and you help them to become what theyare capable of being.

The prevalent fear of poverty among the educated classes is the worst moral disease from which our civilization suffers.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Those who trust us educate us.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

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

Love arrives on tiptoe and bangs the door when it leaves.

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.