Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Thereis nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries thanan agreement.

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

It is in our idleness, in our dreams, that submerged truth sometimes comes to top.

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

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.