Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Everything has been thought of before, but the difficulty is to think of it again

I'mjust preparing my impromptu remarks.

A peace which depends upon fear is nothing but a suppressed war.

Suffer fools gladly, they might be right.

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

Whenmen and women agree, it is only in their conclusions; their reasons arealways different.

Half of the harm that is done in this world is due to people who want to feel important

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.