Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

People who fight with fire usually end up with ashes.

All thingsat first appear difficult.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Diseases are Tax on the pleasure.

To do what others cannot do is talent. To do what talent cannot do is genius.

A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

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