The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character