A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

Nobody'sa natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hardto stay on top.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Virtue is more clearly shown in the performance of fire actions than in the non-preformance of base ones.

Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did andit never will.

There'sno point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Onlywhen you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard andstrong.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.