Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.

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.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous