Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

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

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

The compromisewill always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

A bad word whispered will echo a hundred miles.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.