The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

A half truth is a whole lie.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

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

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.