Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?

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

Genius is a long impatience.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Well done is better than well said.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

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

One must be fond of people and trust them if one is not tomake a mess of life.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.