It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.

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

Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

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

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.