If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

A man of courage is also full of faith.

Anempty sack cannot stand up.