Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou