Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.

A woman can say more in a sigh than a man can say in a sermon.

Do not despair, not even over the fact that you don't despair.

Thetime to repair the roof is when the sun is shining.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

It's good to shut up sometimes.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

He whocannot agree with his enemies is controlled by them.