Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

The poet gives us his essence, but prose takes the mould of the body and mind entire.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

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

A good conscience is the best divinity.

If youare leaning over to starboard to balance the boat against the other guy'spropensity to lean too far to port, both of you are about to get wet.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

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

Faith is continuation of reason.

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Teaching may contribute to certain kinds of learning under certain circumstances.