Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

A perfect method for adding drama to life is to wait untilthe deadline looms large.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Bring ideas in and treat them royally,for one of them may be the king.