Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

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

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

To beprepared is half the victory.

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

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

He whois unable to dance says the yard is stony.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.