To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Lookingfor fish? Don't climb a tree.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.