No matter how good the idea of the other fellow may be, there is always a better one !

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

The property of power is to protect.

In loving, you lean on some one to hold him up.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

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

Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.