A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

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

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

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

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Never answer a letter while you are angry.

I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

Happiness is the wondrous commodity, the more your give; the more you have.