Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

A man, when he burns, leaves only a handful of ashes. woman can hold him. the wind must blow him away.

It isn't important to come out on top, what matters is to be the one who comes out alive.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

Don'tthrow out the baby with the bath water.

As we grow old...the beauty steals inwards.

He approaches nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is in the right.

Grantgraciously what you cannot refuse safely and conciliate those you cannotconquer.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.