I know youbelieve you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realizethat what you heard isn't what I meant.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Onelearns by doing the thing; for though you think you know it, you have nocertainty until you try.

Before youbuild a better mousetrap, make sure you have some mice out there.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.