In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Who can say more than rich praise, that you alone are you?

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

It is a good reader that makes a good book.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.