True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

Ifthere is any great secret of success in life, it lies in the ability to putyourself in the other person’s place and to see things from his point of view as well as your own.

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.