Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

The most successful man in the life is the man who has the best information.

To be simple is the best thing in the world; to be modest is the next best thing. I am not so sure about being quiet.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.

There is no passion in life as intense as the desire to change someone else's draft.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.