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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Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.
Toevery answer you can find a new question.
We think too small. Like the frog at the bottom of the well. He thinks the sky is only as big as the top of the well. If he surfaced, he would have an entirely different view.
There ward for always listening when you'd rather be talking is wisdom.
All your fingernails grow with no convenient speed except broken one.
If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.
Repentance is the attempt of the inner man to return home after wonderful night out
To beprepared is half the victory.
Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather than competitive goals.
My fathersaid: you must never try to make all the money that's in a deal. Let theother fellow make some money too, because if you have a reputation for alwaysmaking all the money, you won't have many deals.
Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.
Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.