Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

When one tugs at a single thing in nature, he finds it attached to the rest of the world.

The darkest hour has only 60 minutes

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

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

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

In thebusiness world, everyone is always working at legitimate cross purposes,governed by self interest.

Enthusiasm is faith set on fire.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.