By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

Let us nevernegotiate out of fear. But let us never fear to negotiate.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Fanaticism is the false fire of an overheated mind.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.