Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Laughteris the shortest distance between two people.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.