Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

A goodpreparation takes longer than the delivery.

Stoppingat third base adds no more to the score than striking out.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

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

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.