He who gainsa

He who gainsa
He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.
  

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I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.
There is all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.
I think I could sum up my position on this with therecitation of a brief Russian proverb ‘Doveryai no Proveryai.’ Itmeans trust but verify.
When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.
The great despisers are the greater reverers.
Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.
Are youreally listening... or are you just waiting for your turn to talk?
The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!
It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.
He whocannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people.
Responsibility is the high price of self-ownership.
Nature arms each man with some faculty which enables himto do easily some feat impossible to any other.