Compromiseis never anything but an ignoble truce between the duty of a man and theterror of a coward.

Opportunity may be hard to recognize if you are only looking for a lucky break.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want totest a man's character, give him power.

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Old men are dangerous; it does not matter to them what is going to happen to the world.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

All that is sometimes needed to make you content with you lot is a bad dream.

Inbusiness, you don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate.

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

Our patience will achieve more than our force.