The cliche that education never ends virtually ensures that it does'nt begin.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation���and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

Keep things 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

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.