Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

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.