Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

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

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

A room without books is a body without soul