Every day we should hear at least one little song, read one good poem, see one exquisite picture, and, if possible, speak a few sensible words.

One's philosophy is not best expressed in words; it is expressed in the choices one makes.

When one remains silent in the face of oppression, one is on the side of the oppressor.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.

The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.

Do not be embarrassed by your mistakes. Nothing can teach us better than our understanding of them. This is one of the best ways of self-education.

Forgive but do not forget, or you will be hurt again. Forgiving changes the perspectives, forgetting loses the lesson.

An organizations ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage.

He who knows nothing is closer to the truth than he whose mind is filled with falsehoods and errors.

He was so learned that he could name a horse in nine languages; so ignorant that he bought a cow to ride on.

Without education we are in a horrible and deadly danger of taking educated people seriously.

That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.

I've learned silence from the talkative, toleration from the intolerant, and kindness from the unkind.

Should I keep back my opinions at such a time, through fear of giving offense, I should consider myself as guilty of treason towards my country, and of an act of disloyalty toward the Majesty of Heaven, which I revere above all earthly kings.

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry, one hundred.

Teach your child to hold his tongue; he'll learn fast enough to speak.

The truth is always exciting. Speak it, then. Life is dull without it.

Everything you say should be true but not everything true should be said.

The thought of only being a creature of the present and the past was troubling. I longed for a future, too, with hope in it. The desire to be free, awakened my determination to act, to think, and to speak.

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