Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

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

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

The hand of liberty is stronger than arms of power.

A room without books is a body without soul