Neversay more than is necessary.

Usenon-verbal communication to SOFTEN the hard-line position of others: S =Smile, O = Open, Posture, F = Forward Lean, T = Touch, E = Eye Contact, N =Nod.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.