Our fear of disasters that may never happen robs us of the courage to meet the ills that do occur

Theultimate test of a relationship is to disagree but hold hands.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

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

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

The good neighbour looks beyond the external accidents and discerns those inner qualities that make all men human, and therefore, brothers.