Thewise man, even

Thewise man, even
Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.
  

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There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.
To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.
Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.
Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.
A state with defective laws will have defective morals.
Remembernot only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.
Toeffectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the waywe perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to ourcommunication with others.
The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.
Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.
You only have power over people so long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything he's nolonger in your power he's free again.
Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.
A goodmanager doesn't try to eliminate conflict; he tries to keep it from wastingthe energies of his people. If you're the boss and your people fight youopenly when they think that you are wrong that's healthy.