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

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

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

Kindness it is that bring forth kindness.

Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Sacrificers are not the ones to pity. The ones to pity are those they sacrifice.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.