Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

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

Life is no brief candle- it's a splendid torch!

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

God has created the world in play.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

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

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,