A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Don'thate, it's too big a burden to bear.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Manners are the hypocrisy of a nation.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Wheneveryou're in conflict with someone, there is one factor that can make thedifference between damaging your relationship and deepening it. That factoris attitude.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.