He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

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

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.

Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.