The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

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

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Thesingle most powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get upand walk away from the table without a deal.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.