Education is the chief defence of a Nation.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.