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

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

A school should be the most beautiful place in every town- so beautiful tht the punishment for undutiful children should be that they be debarred from going to school the following day.

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.

Success is often the result of taking a mis-step in the right direction.