Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

Thereare two sides to every question.

The hardest thing to disguise is you feelings when you put a lot of relatives on the train for home.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

Pleasure is the sincerest compliment.

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

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.