Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The amount of effort put into a campaign by a worker expands in proportion to the personal benefits that he will derive from his party's victory.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Angels fly, because they take themselves lightly.

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.

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

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di