The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.

The mostdramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between men butbetween a man and himself where the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Acreaking door hangs long on its hinges.

One must be poor to know the luxury of giving.

The numberone goal in resolving a conflict is to make sure both sides maintain theirself-esteem.

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

Asingle conversation with a wise man is better than ten years of study.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

Politicians are like ships; noisiest when lost in a fog.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.