There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

A happy home is one in which each spouse grants the possiblility that the other may be right, though neither believes it.

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Imagination is useful as long as it remains practical.

Throughconflict we get to unity.