Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

He is poor indeed that can promise nothing.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Thework will teach you how to do it.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!