It is a lesson which all history teaches wise men, to puttrust in ideas, and not in circumstances.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Compromise.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.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do something to love, and something to hope for.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,