Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.

Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.

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

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Fortune makes a fool of him whom she favours too much

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.