If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Toevery answer you can find a new question.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

The Natural flights of Human mind are not from Pleasure to pleasure, but from hope to hope.

Do we wish men to be virtuous? Then let us begin by making them love their country.

We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

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.

People loan their trust, they don't give it.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…