Imagination is the true magic carpet. Progress is man's ability to complicate simplicity. Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot. If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. Few men have the natural strength to honor a friend's success without envy.
Character builds slowly, but it can be torn down with incredible swiftness.
The secret to walking on water is knowing where the stones are. Tilting at windmills hurts you more than it hurts the windmills. Happy is the man who can laugh at himself. A democratic government is only as strong as the alert conscience of its people. Changes somehow frighten me, but still I have to smile.