Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Youcan't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come toyou. You have to go to them sometimes.

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Peopledo not seem to talk for the sake of expressing their opinions, but tomaintain an opinion for the sake of talking.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

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