Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

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

Mistakes are to Life what shadows are to Light.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

There are always two forces warring against each other within us.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

So longas a man is angry he cannot be in the right.