Beautifullight is born of darkness, so the faith that springs from conflict is oftenthe strongest and the best.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Every man is entitled to be valued by his best moment

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

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

Allmarried couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art ofmaking love. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Goodbattle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle ofequal partnership.

A mistake in judgement isn't fatal, but too much anxiety about judgement is.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Almost all of our relationships begin and most of them continue as forms of mutual exploitation, a mental or physical barter, to be terminated when one or both parties run out of goods.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.