Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Stability is not immobility

Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

To beprepared is half the victory.

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

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

It is a strange desire, to seek power, and to loseliberty; or to seek power over others, and to lose power over a man's self.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.