I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Talkingjaw-jaw is always better than war-war.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it