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.

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

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

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 greatharmony.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

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

Let uswork without disputing. It is the only way to render life tolerable.

As a final incentive before giving up a

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.