Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

When youhave to make a choice and you don't make it, that itself is a choice.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

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

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Work without faith is like at attempt to reach a bottom-less pit.

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.