Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.

Liberation is not deliverance.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

Watching small men at work reconciles to the great.

Silence is argument carried out by other means.

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

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

Youdon't have to worry about being bit if the dog doesn't have any teeth.Success has made failures of many men.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.