Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

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

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Familiarize yourself with the chains of bondage and you prepare your own limbs to wear them.