Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Sciencecannot resolve moral conflicts, but it can help to more accurately frame thedebates about those conflicts.

There may be said to be two classes of people in the world: those who constantly divide the people of the world into two classes and those who do not.

An adventure is an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered.

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

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

The art of showmanship is to give the public what is wants just before it knows what it wants.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

Education is the ability to listen to almost everything without losing your temper or self-confidence.