Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

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

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Keep inmind that the better you understand what you want and why you want it, thebetter your chances will be of acquiring it.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted into energy,even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that can movethe world.