WASHINGTON, Dec. 28, 1995 "Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need." --Kahlil Gibran (1883-1931) Lebanese writer, artist
"If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people." --Oriental proverb
"Diligence is the mother of good luck." --Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) U.S. statesman, scientist, writer
"I think there is only one quality worse than hardness of heart, and that is softness of head." --Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) U.S. president
"You can never do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late." --Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)
"Good order and discipline in any army are to be more depended upon than courage alone." --Niccolo Machiavelli (1469-1527) Italian philosopher, military theorist
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