The wars of the people will be more terrible than those of the kings.

One may imagine that a man who blew the trumpet for his living would be glad to play the violin for his amusement.

Golf is a game whose aim is to hit a very small ball into an ever smaller hole, with weapons singularly ill-designed for the purpose.

Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.

The positive thinker sees the invisible, feels the intangible, and achieves the impossible.

A lady came up to me one day and said ‘Sir! You are drunk', to which I replied ‘I am drunk today madam, and tomorrow I shall be sober but you will still be ugly.

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.

Life is fraught with opportunities to keep your mouth shut.