If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

The true test of intelligence is not how much people know how to do, but how they behave when they don't know what to do.

It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.

A man'sconversation is the mirror of his thoughts.

I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.