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

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

The greatest trust between man and man is the trust ofgiving counsel.

Truthsprings from argument amongst friends.

A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

Have adialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they alwaysstart out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference... a oneness and integration of the two opposingforces. Then the civil war is finished, and your e

Life only demands from you the strength you posses

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.