Nostrength within, no respect without.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Freedom is not caprice, but room to enlarge

God made time, but man made haste.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

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