Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

A man without a smiling face must not open a shop.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

Ifpassion drives you, let reason hold the reins.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.