Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

Constant repetition carries conviction.

Out of the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Badplanning on your part does not constitute an emergency on my part.

A pessimist sees only the dark side of the clouds, and mopes; a philosopher sees both sides, and shrugs; an optimist doesn't care. Momentum is wht it wants to gather.

Thereis no squabbling so violent as that between peoplewho accepted an idea yesterday and those who will accept the same ideatomorrow.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Being virtuous is no feat once temptation ceases.