Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

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

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

As if you could kill time without injuring eternity.