The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

People who can't admit they are part of the problem, willnever be part of its solution.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

He understands badly who listens badly.

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

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

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Whoever is winning the race will always seem to be invincible.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.