"The reporter is the daily prisoner of clocked facts. On all working days, he is expected to do his best in one swift swipe at each story"

"A leader is best when people barely know he exists, when his work is done, his aim fulfilled, they will say: we did it ourselves"

"Better one's House be too little one day than too big all the Year after"

"Youth is the best time to be rich, and the best time to be poor"

"Do what you do best, and you will succeed"

"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality"

"My sorrow, when she's here with me, thinks these dark days of autumn rain are beautiful as days can be; she loves the bare, the withered tree; she walks the sodden pasture lane"

"The best mirror is an old friend"

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"

"Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time"

"There is only one day left, always starting over: it is given to us at dawn and taken away from us at dusk"