"Don't flatter yourself that friendship authorizes you to say disagreeable things to your intimates. The nearer you come into relation with a person, the more necessary do tact and courtesy become."

"The sound of a kiss is not so loudas that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer."

"Without wearing any mask we are conscious of, we have a special face for each friend."

"A few can touch the magic string, and noisy fame is proud to win them: Alas for those that never sing, but die with all their music in them!"

"Corporations, consumers, and citizens must begin acting in concert to create a powerful third pillar of social transformation if we hope to meet the social challenges we currently face with equal force. This begins with corporations that choose to alter how they practice capitalism in two ways to serve the greater good."

"Vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos."

"Vision without execution is fantasy; execution without vision is chaos — an essential principle for the reflective life."

"An idea, like a ghost, must be spoken to a little before it will explain itself."