Self-trust is the first secret of success.

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Write injuries in dust, benefits in marble.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

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

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.