A talk is a voyage. It must be charted. The speaker who starts nowhere, usually gets there.

So, to prevent fatigue and worry, the first rule is: Rest often. Rest before you get tired.

An old man was asked what had robbed him of joy in his life. His reply was, "Things that never happened."

An argument would have begun to steam and boil and sputter - and you know how arguments end. Even if I had convinced him that he was wrong, his pride would have made it difficult for him to back down and give in.

I honestly believe that this is one of the greatest secrets to true peace of mind -- a decent sense of values. We could annihilate 50 percent of all our worries at once if we would develop a sort of private gold standard -- a gold standard of what things are worth to us in terms of our lives.

When we are not engaged in thinking about some definite problem, we usually spend about 95 percent of our time thinking about ourselves. Now, if we stop thinking about ourselves for a while and begin to think of the other person's good points, we won't have to resort to flattery so cheap and false that it can be spotted almost before it is out of the mouth.

If you act enthusiastic, you'll be enthusiastic!