If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Example is better than following it.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.