We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

A teleision set is like a toaster. You press a button and the same thing pops up almost every time.

It is not the whip that makes man, but the lure of things that are worthy to be loved.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

If youcan make a man laugh, you can make him think and make him like and believeyou.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Between friends there is no need of Justice.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.