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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Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?
We'reeyeball to eyeball and the other fellow just blinked.
Few men of action have been able to make a graceful exit at the appropriate time.
Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the
Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.
It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.
Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it
Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.
The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.
Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.
It is said that power corrupts, but actually it's moretrue that power attracts the corruptible. The sane are usually attracted byother things than power.
Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.