I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

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

He whoangers you, conquers you.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

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…

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen