Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

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

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

First-rate men employ first-rate men; second-rate men employ third-rate men.

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

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

you cannot build character and courage by taking away man's initiatives and independence.

Goodcommunication is as stimulating as black coffee, and just as hard to sleepafter.

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

We areall inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others, by their acts.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical