If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Knowledge leads to unity, ignorance to diversity.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.

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

The Older I get, the more I judge people by their character and not by their ideas.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Our distrust is very expensive.

No manever did a designed injury to another, but at the same time he did a greaterto himself .

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.