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

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

The first duty of love is to listen.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.