The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

It'sthe repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

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.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

A hard job is one which leaves a fellow as tired before week-end as after.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.