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.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Conscience is the frame of character, love is the covering for it.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

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.

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

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.