If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

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

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.