The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Therecan be no doubt that the average man blames much more than he praises. Hisinstinct is to blame. If he is satisfied he says nothing; if he is not, hemost illogically kicks up a row.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

A newspaper is not just for reporting the news as it is, but to make people angry enough to do something about it

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Few things help an individual more than to placeresponsibility upon him, and to let him know that you trust him.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.