A large ocean liner

A large ocean liner
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
  

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No nation is so poor that it cannot afford to gie free speech
Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.
Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.
I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.
People loan their trust, they don't give it.
The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.
The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.
It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.
Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.
You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you
Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.
A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.