The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

A man's ruin lies in his tongue.

The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

The greatest intelligence is precisely the one that suffers most from its own limitations.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Liberation is not deliverance.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,