Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Almost all four faults are more pardonable than the methods we think up to hide them

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

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

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

Be your own judge and you will be happy.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.