The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

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

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

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.