In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

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 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

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.