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

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.