When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.