We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Originality is the art of Concealing your Source.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

There'sno need to fear the wind if your haystacks are tied down.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

You can't go very far if you don't begin very near.