People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

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

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

Well done is better than well said.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

If you wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

True miracle are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence God has given him

Few things are harder to pus up with than the annoyance of a good example.