You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

Byfailing to prepare you are preparing to fail.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

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

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.