When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Pain is the outcome of sin.

In God we trust; all others pay cash.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

A man without patience is a lamp without oil.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

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

Better hazard than always be in fear.

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Somepeople reach the top of the ladder only to find it is leaning against thewrong wall.

It ishard to change our point of view in a conflict. Most often, it is because weare not nearly as interested in resolving the conflict and possibly creatinga new ‘pearl’ as we are in being right.

Onecomes to believe whatever one repeats to oneself sufficiently often, whetherthe statement be true or false. It comes to be dominating thought in one'smind.