Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

The summit of happiness is reached when a person is ready to be what he is.

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

They mayforget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to