I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

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.

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

The man who opts for revenge should dig two graves.

"Man wishes2fly like a bird,sing like cuckoo,dance like a peacock,swim like a fish,But Man dosnt wish2live like a man"

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

The art of writing is the art of restraint.