The average man’

The average man’
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.
  

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Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.
Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.
Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.
Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.
The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!
Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.
It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.
Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.
You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.
If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.