Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

The ultimate measured a man is not where he stands in marents of comfort, but whre he stands at times of challenge & contraversy.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

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

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

It's notthe will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.