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

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

you cannot establish sound security on borrowed money

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

If error is corrected whenever it is recognized as such,the path of error is the path of truth.

One of the function of intelligence is to take account of the dangers that come from trusting solely to the intelligence.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out