The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.

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

No one lies as much as the indignant do.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

This creative man, who in his own selfish affairs is a coward to the backbone, will fight for an idea like a hero.

Whohath not known ill fortune, never knew himself, or his own virtue.

Nogarden is without its weeds.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

Thecompromise will always be more expensive than either of the suggestions it iscompromising.

All marriedcouples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of makinglove. Good battle is objective and honest never vicious or cruel. Good battleis healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equalpartnership.

Liberation is not deliverance.

A state with defective laws will have defective morals.