Be still when you have nothing to say; when genuine passion moves you, say whatyou've got to say, and say it hot.

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

The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions.

To everyanswer you can find a new question.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

The lust for power in dominating others inflames the heartmore than any other passion.

Greatideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.