“Listening to other opinions was invariably more profitable than antagonizing their owners by pointing out tiresome objections.”
“Books tell you more about their owners than the owners do.”
“Patterning your life around other's opinions is nothing more than slavery. ”
“There's only one thing more boring than listening to other people's dreams, and that's listening to their problems.”
“A dying culture invariably exhibits personal rudeness. Bad manners. Lack of consideration for others in minor matters. A loss of politeness, of gentle manners, is more significant than is a riot.”
“There are more ways than one to measure profits and losses.”