Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

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

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.

Patience is the art of hoping.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.