When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.