Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

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

One of the lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

To beprepared is half the victory.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

There are three ways of bearing ills of life: by indifference, by philosophy, and by religion.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

... 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

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.