Thedifference between

Thedifference between
Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.
  

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Thegreatest lesson in life is to know that even fools are right sometimes.
The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.
If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.
Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.
Our power is in our ability to decide.
Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.
Myfather said: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Letthe other fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation foralways making all the money, you won't have many deals.
Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.
Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.
Kindwords can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.
There isnothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than anagreement.