Nothing would be done at all if a man waited till he could do it so well that no one could find fault with it

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

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!

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Oppositesattract and then can't stand each other.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

Speak whenyou are angry and you will make the best speech you will ever regret.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.