If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You canalways buy her back again.

Thehardest step is over the threshold.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

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

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.