Thefibers of all things have their tension and are strained like the strings ofan instrument.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

Nothing is a permanent except change.

Speechis human, silence is divine, yet also brutish and dead; therefore we mustlearn both arts.

A lie has no leg, but a scandel has wings

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

Malicedrinketh its own poison.

Action may not always bring Happiness, but there is no happiness without Action.

Wisdom requires that we pour a little oil of delicate courtesy on the wheels of friendship.

Onemight as well try to ride two horses moving in different directions, as totry to maintain in equal force two opposing or contradictory sets of desires.

The creation of a thousand forests is in one acorn.

You've gotto know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em know, when to walk away, knowwhen to run.