Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

The more faithfully you listen to the voice withhin you, the batter you will hear what is sounding outside.And only he who listens can speak.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficultstill, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

A merefriend will agree with you, but a real friend will argue.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

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

Distancedoesn't matter. It is only the first step that is difficult.

Ittakes time to save time.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.