Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Successdepends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sureto be failure.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

Dignity is a matter which concerns only mankind

Tact is the ability to make a person see the lightning without letting him feel the bolt.

Conflictlies at the core of innovation.

Thedeeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Arise, awake and stop not till the goal is reached.

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.