Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.

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

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.

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