Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Keep things informal. Talking is the natural way to do business. Writing is greatfor keeping records and putting down details, but talk generates ideas. Greatthings come from our luncheon meetings which consist of a sandwich, a cup ofsoup, and a good idea

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

Ninety-ninepercent of all problems in communications start with misunderstandings whichdevelop as a result of differing viewpoints and conditioning.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Sometimes the man of action is the fellow who has just got both his feat in hot water.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.