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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Nevercut what you can untie.
It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.
He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he who does not ask a questionremains a fool forever.
Power corrupts the few, while weakness corrputs the many.
It doesnot do to leave a Dragon out of your calculations, if you live near him.
A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience
They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel.
The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.
The property of power is to protect.
Sayingnothing... sometimes says the most.
Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, willnot be given up without a struggle.
Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.