Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

All creeds and opinions are nothing but the result of chance and temperament.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

How should the lamb negotiate with the lion.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

No strength within, no respect without.

They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.