Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

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

Pain is the outcome of sin.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

The most exquisite paradox… as soon as you give itall up, you can have it all. As long as you want power, you can't have it.The minute you don't want power, you'll have more than you ever dreamedpossible.

The thoughts that come often unsought, and as it were, drop into the mind, are commonly the most valuable of any we have.