Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

Some People strengthen the society just by being the kind of people they are.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

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

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Don'tjudge a book by its cover.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Power is like being a lady... if you have to tell peopleyou are, you aren't.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

In God we trust; all others pay cash.