Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

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 better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

When a man meets his mates society begins.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

Sometimesone pays most for the things one gets for nothing.

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.