A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

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

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

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

Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but bystriking true.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.