The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Keepthings 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

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.