Do not judge, and you will never be mistaken

It isimpossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.

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

To beprepared is half the victory.

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

My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

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

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

To understand everything is to forgive everything.

Our power is in our ability to decide.

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