The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

The great advantage of a hotel is that it's a refuge from home life.

What is well done is done soon enough.

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

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

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.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.