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

Character is a by-product; it is produced in the great manufacture of daily duty.

Nature hasgiven men one tongue and two ears, that we may hear twice as much as wespeak.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

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

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

Beware,as long as you live, of judging people of appearances.

Whenyou're at the edge of a cliff, sometimes progress is a step backwards.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me,never say ‘I.’ And that's not because they have trainedthemselves not to say ‘I.’ They don't think ‘I.’ Theythink ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand theirjob to be to make the team function. They

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.