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

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Nobody everforgets where he buried the hatchet.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.

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

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.
One ofthe best ways to persuade others is with your ears by listening to them.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

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