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

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Thegreatest glory in living lies not in never falling,but in rising every time we fall.

There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

The planers do not make or mar our destiny. we are the makers of our destiny.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Letevery eye negotiate for itself, and trust no agent.

Use softwords and hard arguments.