Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Freedom suppressed and again regained bites with keener fangs that freedom never endangered.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.