A man sits as many risks as he runs.

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

Life only demands from you the strength you posses

You made your bed, now lie in it.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

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

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

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

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

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

Thereverse side also has a reverse side.