In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come great harmony.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Reformers are those who educate people to appreciate the things they need.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

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.

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

God made time, but man made haste.