Thepessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunityin every difficulty.

Life is progress from want to want, not from enjoyment to enjoyment.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

One cannot be precise and still be pure.

Manmust evolve for all human conflict a method which rejects revenge,aggression, and retaliation.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

Skill inthe art of communication is crucial to a leader's success. He can accomplishnothing unless he can communicate effectively.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Muchtalking is the cause of danger. Silence is the means of avoiding misfortune.The talkative parrot is shut up in a cage. Other birds, without speech, flyfreely about.

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

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.