It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Takeyour life into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Myinterest is in the future because I'm going to be spending the rest of mylife there.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

... 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

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.

Beholdthe turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.