Miracles enables us to judge of doctrine and doctrine enable us to judge of miracles.

If you are patient in a moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.

If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Thedirect use of force is such a poor solution to any problem,it is generally employed only by small children and large nations.

Washing one's hands of the conflict between the powerfuland the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.

Politeness is the art of selecting among one's real thoughts.

I am atpeace with God. My conflict is with man.

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Whoever does not know the truth is ignorant, but the one who knows the truth but denies is a criminal

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

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.