A half-truth won for ourselves is worth more than a whole truth learned from others.

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

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

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

We have, I fear, confused power with greatness.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.