Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Bytrying often, the monkey learns to jump from the tree.

An honest man's word is as good as his bond.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Nomatter how thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

When regard for truth has been broken down or evenslightly weakened, all things will remain doubtful.

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

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.