Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Youdon't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there. Anonymous Agood deal is a state of mind.

Golf is an expensive way of playing marbles.

True youth is a quality which is acquired only with age.

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

Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

Unless aman has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.