Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

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

When the eyes says one thing, and the tounge another, a practised man relise on the language of first.

He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Evil communication corrupt good manners.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

I willprepare and some day my chance will come.

Lower your voice and strengthen your argument.