A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

A danger forseen is half avoided.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

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.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

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

A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.