Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Everyoneis kneaded out of the same dough but not baked in the same oven.

My greenthumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to seethings from the plant's point of view.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.

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

The surest way to remain poor is to be an honest man.

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

No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

When people prophesy, they generally makes the mistake of transforming the past to future.