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

There is something monstrous in commands couched in invented and unfamiliar language, an alien master is the worst of all. The language of the law must not be foreign to the ears of those who are to obey it.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

Evil alone has oil for every wheel

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

Ability is poor men's wealth

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,

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

DonÆt let life discourage you; everyone who got where he is had to begin where he was

Quite often good things have hurtful consequnces. There are instances of men who have been ruined by their money or killed by their courage.

One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to