Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

The real great man is the man who makes every man feel great.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Don'tconsider your reputation and you may do anything you like.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

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

Finance is the art of passing currency from hand to hand until it finally disappears.