The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

If at first you do succeed, try, try not to be a bore

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

What matter is not to add years to your life but to add life to your years.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence. It may e a theatrical "encore"