Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

Remember when feminisit movements were something men gathered on street corners to admire as the girls strolled by

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

Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

A life makingmistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doingnothing at all.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to