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

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

A nation reveals itself not only by the men it honours, the men it remembers.

Nothing destroys authority more than the unequal and untimelyinterchange of power stretched too far and relaxed too much.

The difficulty of speeches is what you are perpetually poised between the ciche and the indiscretion

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

If you can find a path with no obstacles, it probably doesn't leads anywhere.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

You grow up the day you have first real laugh - at yourself

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.