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

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

I have learned through bitter experience the one supremelesson to conserve my anger, and as heat conserved is transmitted intoenergy, even so our anger controlled can be transmitted into a power that canmove the world.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Tofight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supremeexcellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.

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.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.