Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holes are deep.

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

In oneof our concert grand pianos, 243 taut strings exert a pull of 40,000 poundson an iron frame. It is proof that out of great tension may come greatharmony.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

One of the difficult things to give away is kindness - is usually returned

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...