In the faculty of speech man excels the brute; but if thou utterest what is improper, the brute is they superior.

If thou art of elephant-strength or of lion-claw, still peace is, in my opinion, better than strife.

A lovely face is the solace of wounded hearts and the key of locked-up gates.

Kings stand more in need of the company of the intelligent than the intelligent do of the society of kings.

The world is not a courtroom There is no judge no jury no plaintiff. This is a caravan filled with eccentric beings telling wondrous stories about God.

It is wrong to follow the advice of an adversary; nevertheless it is right to hear it, that you may do the contrary; and this is the essence of good policy.

Fear not the proud and the haughty; fear rather him who fears God.