Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

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

I don't like that man. I'm going to have to get to knowhim better.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.