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

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones andlittle ones into none at all.

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Folly is perennial and yet the human race has survived

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.

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.