Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

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

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

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

The World is but, a school of inquiry.

Nature's instructions are always slow, those of men are generally premature.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.