Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

God made time, but man made haste.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Amarriage without conflicts is almost as inconceivable as a nation without crises.

A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion.

People say law but they mean wealth.

In Prayer it is better to have a Heart without Words than words without a Heart.

Of all human foibles love of living is the most powerful.

Sorrow and silence are strong, and patient endurance is god-like.