The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex overwhelming tasks into small manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.

When your opinions start to coincide with those of the majority, it is time to reconsider your opinions.

The minute we get reconciled to a person, how willing we are to throw aside little needless punctilios and pronounce his name right.

The world has corrected the Bible. The church never corrects it; and also never fails to drop in at the tail of the procession-and take the credit of the correction.

When your watch gets out of order you have choice of two things to do: throw it in the fire or take it to the watch-tinker. The former is the quickest.

Supposing is good, but finding out is better.

The true charm of pedestrians does not lie in the walking, or in the scenery, but in the talking.