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 isnothing so disagreeable, that a patient mind cannot find some solace for it.

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

You can't unscramble an egg.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.