You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.

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

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.

If you would know what nobody knows, read what everybody reads just after one year afterwards.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship.

By being pleasant always and smiling, it takes you nearer to God; Nearer than any prayer.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

One hallmark of freedom is the sound of laughter.