The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Trust no one unless you have eaten much salt with him.

Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.

Gossip is that which no one claims to like-but everybody enjoys.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Opportunists take now for an answer.

Friendship increases in visiting friends, but in visiting them seldom.

When trumpt sound today where wood you be! if you die today your JESUS has come! how could you give account of your life if JESUS meet you in your sinful life! repent now tomorrow might too late for you!

Kind wordscan be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.