Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

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

Don'tuse a lot where a little will do.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independet.

We often pardon those who bore us, we cannot pardon those whom we bore.

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

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

People who do not believe in miracles are not realist.