The greatest virtue of man is perhaps curiosity.

Never ask a barber if you need a haircut.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

No man is the whole himself; his friends are the rest of him.

Whendealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic,but creatures of emotion.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Earnest people are often people who habitually look on the serious side of things that have no serious side

A hero is no braver than anyone else; he is only brave minutes longer

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.