All faults may be forgiven of him who has perfect candour

Example is better than following it.

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

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

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

Unselfishness is more paying,only people have not the patience to practice it.

... 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

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

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