Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

It's the repetition of affirmations that leads to belief. And once that beliefbecomes a deep conviction, things begin to happen.

Neversay more than is necessary.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

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