If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

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

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Don't consideryour reputation and you may do anything you like.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

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