Neversay more than is necessary.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

I'm nota combative person. My long experience has taught me to resolve conflict byraising the issues before I or others burn their boats.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

Icannot divine how it happens that the man who knows the least is the mostargumentative.

Keepthings informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.