The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

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

Necessity truns lion into fox.

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

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Ho puri dil ki har khwaish teri, Ho khushiyon bhara jahaan tera, Agar tu maange aasmaan ka ek taara, To khuda de-de tumko aasmaan saara.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

A smallbenefit obtained is better than a great one in expectation.

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

Power doesn't corrupt people, people corrupt power.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.