Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

All our rightousnesses are like filthy rags

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Pessimism, when you get used to it, is just as agreeable as optimism.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

It's good to shut up sometimes.

Consistencyis the hobgoblin of little minds.