The greatest prayer is patience.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

I love power. But it is as an artist that I love it. Ilove it as a musician loves his violin, to draw out its sounds and chords andharmonies.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

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

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.

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

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

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