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

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country

Themost important trip you may take in life is meeting people half way.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

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

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.