Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

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

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

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.