Conscientious men are, almost everywhere, less encouraged than less to lerated.

Themost prepared are the most dedicated.

Little things console us because little things afflict us.

If Igive you an idea, and you give me an idea, we will each have two ideas.

Have adialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they alwaysstart out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference... a oneness and integration of the two opposingforces. Then the civil war is finished, and your e

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

True,Heaven prohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate acompromise.

The merit belongs to begineer; should his successor do even more better.

Only few men think, but all have opinions.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.