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

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Freedom to learn is the first necessity of guaranteeing that man himself shall be self-reliant enough to be free

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

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

Firstkeep the peace within yourself, then you can alsobring peace to others.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

Comedy is an escape, not from the truth but from despair; a narrow escape into faith.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.