The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

The power to do good is also the power to do harm.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.

A lifemaking mistakes is not only more honorable, butmore useful than a life spent doing nothing at all.

Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, Beautiful old people are works of art.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

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

Our distrust is very expensive.

Modesty is the clothing of talent.