Silencemay be golden, but can you think of a better way to entertain someone than tolisten to him?

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

It wasimpossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

God made time, but man made haste.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Onehour of thoughtful solitude may nerve the heart for days of conflict girdingup its armor to meet the most insidious foe.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

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