A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

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

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

No doctor is a good doctor who has never been ill himself.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.