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

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

All excellent things are as difficult as they are rare

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Nature gave women too much power; the law gives them too little.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

If you don't know where you're going, you'll end upsomewhere else.