The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

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

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

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

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.