I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

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

Now-a-days women don't hire domestic help-they marry it.

No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

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

A good conscience is the best divinity.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.