The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

The more you seat in peace, the less you bleed in war

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

No man everdid a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greater tohimself .

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

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Honesty is like an icicle; if once it melts that is theend of it.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.