A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.

It iswith our brothers and sisters that we learn to love, share, negotiate, startand end fights, hurt others, and save face. The basis of healthy (orunhealthy) connections in adulthood is cast during childhood.

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

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

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

A good listeneris not only popular everywhere, but after a while he gets to know something.

Like aball batted back and forth, a human being is batted by two forces within.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.