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

To teach isto learn twice.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

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

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.