In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest. Livy Never make a defense or apology read more

In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest. Livy Never make a defense or apology before you be accused.

The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie

The naked truth is always better than the best dressed lie

People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a read more

People get so in the habit of worry that if you save them from drowning and put them on a bank to dry in the sun with hot chocolate and muffins they wonder whether they are catching cold.

Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

Every difficulty slurred over will be a ghost to disturb your repose later on.

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss read more

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.

Fear can be headier than whiskey, once man has acquired a taste for it.

Fear can be headier than whiskey, once man has acquired a taste for it.

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as read more

To begin to think with purpose, is to enter the ranks of those strong ones who only recognize failure as one of the pathways to attainment.

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to read more

Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more a man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it out.

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.

To expect defeat is nine-tenths of defeat itself.