At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Thecourts of this country should not be the places where resolution of disputesbegins. They should be the places where the disputes end after alternativemethods of resolving disputes have been considered and tried.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

It isnot necessary to understand things in order to argue about them.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.