To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

Though patience be a tired mare, yet she will plod.

Don't wrestlea pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Snap judgment has a way of becoming unfastened.

It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Themost important of life's battles is the one we fight daily in the silentchambers of the soul.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.