“Be nice to people on your way up because you'll meet them on your way down.”

“Those who welcome death have only tried it from the ears up.”

“The most efficient water power in the world - women's tears.”

“The best way to keep your friends is not to give them away.”

“A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after a while, he knows something.”

“Gambling: The sure way of getting nothing for something.”

“So many words get lost. They leave the mouth and lose their courage, wandering aimlessly until they are swept into the gutter like dead leaves. On rainy days, you can hear their chorus rushing past...”

“You can listen to silence, Reuven. I've begun to realize that you can listen to silence and learn from it. It has a quality and a dimension all its own. It talks to me sometimes. I feel myself aliv...”

“Whoever is going to listen to the philosophers needs a considerable practice in listening.”