Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

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

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

A quiettongue shows a wise head.