Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Words should be scattered like seeds, no matter how small the seed may be, its it has one found favourable ground, it unfolds its strength.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

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

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.