Speechis human, silence

Speechis human, silence
Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.
  

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Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.
Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.
In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.
Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.
Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.
Reason is my philosophy, is only a harmony among irrational impulses.
Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.
Thenumber one goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintaintheir self-esteem.
To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.
The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.
Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.
The power to do good is also the power to do harm.