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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Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them
Only few men think, but all have opinions.
By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.
A room without books is a body without soul
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.
I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.
Everyoneis wise until he speaks.
Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.
Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.
There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.
To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.
A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.