It is better to suffer wrong than to do it, and happier tobe sometimes cheated than not to trust.

Keepthings 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

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

History is the witness of the times, the light of truth.

Thoroughnesscharacterizes all successful men. Genius is the art of taking infinite pains.All great achievement has been characterized by extreme care, infinitepainstaking, even to the minutest detail.

Any child who has parents who are interested in him and has a house full of books isin't poor.

Talent alonewon't make you a success. Neither will being in the right place at the righttime, unless you are ready. The most important question is: 'Are you ready?'

Let not thy will roar, when the power can but whisper.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.