The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

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

What is required is sight and insight, then you might add one more excite.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Trust resides squarely between faith and doubt.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

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