He who asks questions cannot avoid the answers.

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 greatharmony.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

A person who talks about his Inferiors han't any.

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

The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.