The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.

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.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbledover and being kicked.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everyting... they just make the most of everything that comes along their way...

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

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

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.