The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Laughter is shortest distance between two people.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

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A man without patience is a lamp without oil.