A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

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

Mirrors should be able to think before reflecting the images.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Example is better than following it.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Untrained intelligence is as much of use as a bottle without an opener.