Life is like a mirror. smile at it, and it is charming; frown at it, and it becomes sinister.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Byblending the breath of the sun and the shade, true harmony comes into theworld.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

The singlemost powerful tool for winning a negotiation is the ability to get up andwalk away from the table without a deal.

Man wonders over the restless Sea........ the flowing waters...... the sight of the sky....... and forgets that as all wonders, man him self is the mast wonderful.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

He understands badly who listens badly.

It's whenyou're safe at home that you wish you were having an adventure. When you'rehaving an adventure you wish you were safe at home.

God made time, but man made haste.

Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us.