A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Failureto prepare is preparing to fail.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.