Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Tranquility will roof a house, but discord can wear away the foundation of a city.

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

Thereare two dilemmas that rattle the human skull: How do you hang on to someone whowon't stay? And how do you get rid of someone who won't go?

Thefreedom of the city is not negotiable. We cannot negotiate with those whosay, What’s mine is mine and what’s yours is negotiable.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Ifyou are leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

Twobirds disputed about a kernel, when a third swooped down and carried it off.

If you arepatient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Becausewe focused on the snake, we missed the scorpion.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.