You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

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

Inspiration comes of working every day.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.