Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

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.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

He whohurries cannot walk with dignity.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

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

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

A man who doesn't trust himself can never really trust anyoneelse.