Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

If I giveyou an egg, and you give me an egg, we will each have one egg.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.