Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and a blind can read.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

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

You can't change people, but you can channel them your way.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.