A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Believing that soom good can be derived from every event is a better preposition than that everything happens for the best, which is assuredly does not.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

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

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