The water was not fit to drink. To make it palatable, we had to add whisky. By diligent effort, I learned to like it.

We should often feel ashamed of our best actions if the world could see all the motives which produced them. read more

• Thought Often Feel Ashamed Our Best Actions World See Motives Which Produced Them

I will prepare and some day my chance will come. read more

• Inspirational Motivational Experience Thought Self-motivation Successful people Prepare Some Day Chance Come

I always like to know everything about my new friends, and nothing about my old ones. read more

• Thought Like Everything About New Friends Nothing Old Ones

The age of discretion is the age of impotence. read more

• Thought Age Discretion Impotence

The world remains ever the same. read more

• Thought World Remains Same

Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential. read more

• Thought Continuous Effort Strength Intelligence Key Unlocking Our Potential

You have enemies? Good. That means you"ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. read more

• Thought Enemies Good Means Stood Up for Something Sometime Life

Painting a picture is like trying to fight a battle. read more

• Thought Painting Picture Like Trying Fight Battle

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. read more

• Thought Been Said Democracy Worst Form Government Except Others Tried

We are masters of the unsaid words, but slaves of those we let slip out. read more

• Thought Masters Unsaid Words Slaves Those Let Slip