Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

If we shake hands with icy fingures, it is because we have burnt them so horribly before.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Humour is emotional chaos remembered in tranquility.

Life without the Courage is death for slavery.

We have no more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth without producing it

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.