Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

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.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

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

The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Deep-seatedpreferences cannot be argued about.

All bravery stands upon comparisons.

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.