The condition upon which God hath given liberty to man is eternal vigilance.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

True friendship comes when silence between two people is comfortable

Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the better joy, responsibility.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

When youcannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of action youshould take choose the bolder.

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

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.