Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see thegood.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

Ifanyone is not willing to accept your point of view, try to see his point of view.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.