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

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.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

The comforter's head never aches.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Arbitrary power is like most other things which are veryhard, very liable to be broken.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

We knowwhat happens to people who stay in the middle of the road. They get run over.

Wordsare, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.