By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

To exaggrerate is to weaken.

Onlyfree men can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedomand mine cannot be separated.

Nothingstrengthens the judgment and quickens the conscience like individualresponsibility.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

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

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.