Nothing so wonderfully concentrates the mind as theprospect of a hanging.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

If your desires be endless, your cares and fears will be so too.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

All the power that we exercise over others depends on thepower we exercise over ourselves.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.