The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

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

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Never answer a letter while you are angry.