A quiettongue shows a wise head.

The man who says he's too old to learn new tricks probably always was.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

The remedy for weakness is not brooding over weakness, but thinking of strength.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

We owealmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Do good to your friend to keep him, and to your enemy to make him your freind.