The art of listening needs its highest development in listening to oneself; our most important task is to develop an ear that can really hear what we're saying.

The truest test of independent judgment is being able to dislike someone who admires us, and to admire someone who dislikes us.

As the horsepower in modern automobiles steadily rises, the congestion of traffic steadily lowers the average possible speed of your car. This is known as Progress.

We can often endure an extra pound of pain far more easily than we can suffer the withdrawal of an ounce of accustomed pleasure.

People who think they're generous to a fault usually think that's their only fault.

The time to relax is when you don't have time for it.

By the time a man asks you for advice, he has generally made up his mind what he wants to do, and is looking for confirmation rather than counseling.