Man must not check reason by tradition, but must check tradition by reason.

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

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

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

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Silenceis the mother of truth.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.