Patience is the art of hoping.

Neversay more than is necessary.

Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Keepthings 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

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.