There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

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

Well done is better than well said.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

Consistencyrequires you to be as ignorant today as you were a year ago.

Thereare no secrets. There is no mystery. There is only common sense.

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

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.