Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.