You canobserve a lot by just watching.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

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

You make a mountain of a mole-hill.

A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

Get someone else to blow your horn and the sound will carry twice as far.