Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.

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

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

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Informationis a negotiator's greatest weapon.

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.