Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

The highest pleasure to be got out of freedom, and having nothing to do, is labour

Whateverfailures I have known, whatever errors I have committed, whatever follies Ihave witnessed in private and public life have been the consequence of actionwithout thought.

Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.

A good listener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Night is the blotting paper of many sorrows.

Beware of the chap who reminds you that you can't take it with you . he'll try to take it with him.

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.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

By despising all that has preceded us, we teach others to despise ourselves.

Use softwords and hard arguments.

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.