Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

If wecannot end our differences at least we can make the world safe for diversity.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay, falsehood by haste and uncertainity.