A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

Have adialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they alwaysstart out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference... a oneness and integration of the two opposingforces. Then the civil war is finished, and your e

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

There is no comparison between that which is last by not succeding and that what is last by not trying.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

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