Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

Nevercut what you can untie.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.