The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

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

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

To sit alone in the lamp light with a book spread out before you-such is a pleasure beyond compare.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

When our hearts are empty, we collect things.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.