There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

There is much more learning than knowing in the world.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Man show their character in nothing more clearly than by what they think laughable.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

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?

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Since God made us to be originals, why stoop to be a copy?

Out ofthe fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

A book, like a landscape, is a state of consciouness varying with readers.

Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.