It's good to shut up sometimes.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

The good rain like a bad preacher, does not know when to leave off.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

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

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.