A gem is not

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

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Melancholy is the joy of being said.
Life is different than teacher, A Teacher teaches lesson, then keeps the exam. But the life keeps the exam first, then teaches the lesson,
Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall 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.
No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.
He understands badly who listens badly.
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
Bargainlike a gypsy, but pay like a gentleman.
A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.
Conflictis the gadfly of thought. It stirs us to observation and memory. Itinstigates to invention. It shocks us out of sheeplikepassivity, and sets us at noting and contriving.
In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.
We willbe known by the tracks we leave behind.
We arejudged by what we finish, not what we start.