The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

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

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

Only the educated are free.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.