Initiative is to success what a lighted match is to a candle.

Knowledge is the best eraser in the world for disharmony, distrust, despair, and the endless physical deficiencies of man.

Before most people start boasting about their family tree, they already have done a good pruning job.

There are times when silence is the best way to yell at the top of your voice.

The willingness to trust others even when you know you may be taken advantage of is the cornerstone of becoming civilized.

An error doesn't become a mistake until you refuse to correct it.

Patience is never more important than when you are at the edge of losing it.