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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Step after step the ladder is ascended
Nevercut what you can untie.
The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.
Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.
Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.
Every age thinks its battle the most important of all.
In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.
Itmatters not whether you win or lose; what matters is whether I win or lose.
None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.
Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.
Our patience will achieve more than our force.
Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.