A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Extremiststhink communication means agreeing with them.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Instinct is the nose of the mind.

A man has no ears for that to which experience has given no access.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

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.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.