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

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The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence. It may e a theatrical "encore"

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

The hardest thing to disguise is you feelings when you put a lot of relatives on the train for home.

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Neversay more than is necessary.

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Myinterest is in the future because I'm going to be spending the rest of mylife there.

Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.