Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Thedeepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

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

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character