Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

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

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.