Compromise,n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Kind words do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

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

Civilization, in a sly way, is a suspicion that the other fellow may be right.

Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.