Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

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

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.