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

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

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.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Whenyou cannot make up your mind which of two evenly balanced courses of actionyou should take choose the bolder.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.