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.

The greatest prayer is patience.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

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.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

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Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely.

Effectivecommunication is 20 percent what you know and 80 percent how you feel aboutwhat you know.

Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.