Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

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

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

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Nevercut what you can untie.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Power is not only what you have but what the enemy thinksyou have.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.