Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

Some people suffer in silence louder than others

The more estimable the offender, the greater the torment.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Whatlies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to whatlies inside of you.

Theharder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.