Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

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

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Whenevertwo good people argue over principles, they are both right.

Nothing in life is to be feared. It is only to be understood.

Fools rush in where fools have been before.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

When aman says that he approves something in principle, it means he hasn't theslightest intention of putting it in practice.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

It's good to shut up sometimes.