Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

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

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.

Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.

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

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou