8.Silence is one great art of conversation
Silence is the only thing that can’t be misquoted.
When the mouth stumbles, it is worse than the foot.
When you are arguing with an idiot, make sure the other person isn’t doing the same thing.
Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
You can win more friends with your ear than you can with your mouth .
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9.The smallest leak sinks the largest ship.
A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
Do not draw your sword to kill a gnat.
The fish which you did not catch is always big.
The pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last.
The last straw breaks the camel’s back.
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10.In prosperity our friends know us; in adversity we know our friends.
Never speak ill of yourself; your friends will always say enough on that subject.
A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.
He who whips the dog of a friend whips the friend himself.
A good friend is worth more than money in your pocket.
A friend is someone that won’t begin to talk behind your back the minute you leave the room.
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FUTURE LIFE EVENTS SCALE
This scale will ask you to state what you believe the chance of a particular thing happening in future to be. You
will also be asked to indicate how sure you are about your opinion.
The following statements describe various events that may or may not happen. On a scale between 0 and 100,
please indicate how likely each event is to occur. Thus, if you felt that an event was very likely, you should write anumber close to 100; if you felt an event was very unlikely, you’d write a number close to 0; and you felt an eventwas about equally likely and unlikely, you’d write a number close to 50.
We also want you to indicate how sure you are of your opinion. Please circle one of the options next to the sen-
tence after you completed it.
Each question is accompanied by the following rating scale:
Not sure at all Slightly sure Moderately sure Quite sure Very sure&& & & &
The chances that you’ll be successful in your chosen career are about_______ in 100.
The probability that a cure for cancer will be eventually found is about ________ in 100.
The chance that if you put some effort into mathematical training, you’d be able to do well in mathematics is
about _______ in 100.182 7. MEASURES OF THE TRAIT OF CONFIDENCE
II. EMOTIONAL DISPOSITIONS