A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

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

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Icannot give you a formula for success, but I can give you the formula forfailure: Try to please everyone.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Life imitates art far more that art imitates life.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.