The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

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

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

If an enemyis annoying you by playing well, consider adopting his strategy.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.