Stability is not immobility

Man's life would be wretched and confined if it were to missthe candid intimacy developed by mutual trust and esteem.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Everyoneis wise until he speaks.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

Power tires only those who do not have it.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.