The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

It'sgood to shut up sometimes.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

He that can't endure the bad, will not live to see thegood.

Weagree completely on everything, including the fact we don't see eye to eye.

Any man can make mistakes but only an idiot persists in his error.

It'snot the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes thedifference.

Onemust talk little and listen much.

Power can be taken, but not given. The process of thetaking is empowerment in itself.

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.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.