Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

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

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Ifyou wish to make a man your enemy, tell him simply, 'You are wrong.' Thismethod works every time.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.