The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

A man sits as many risks as he runs.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.