Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

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

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Wecannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, andrepetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of thesituation.

A roundegg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harshaccording to how you speak them.

Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave