It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

Not work, but the thought that he must work is what makes the lazy man tired.

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

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

If Ihad six hours to chop down a tree, I'd spend the first hour sharpening the ax.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.