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

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

Better ask ten times than go astray once.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Expreince never helps us avoid doing something foolish; it merely prevents us from enjoying it.

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

We cannot all be great but we can always attach ourselves to something that is great.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.