The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.

Thepeople to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagreewith you and are too cowardly to let you know.

Afanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change.

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

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

What dowe live for, if it is not to make life less difficult for each other.