Thereward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Silenceis argument carried out by other means.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.