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

Life cannot go on without much forgetting.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

It is easier to discover deficiencies in indivuduals, states and providence than to see their real import and value.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

Don'tcut off your nose to spite your face.

I’mwillin’ for any solution — religious, political. I’m not going to keepofferin’ to negotiate so much because they turn us down each time. Itindicates a weakness on our part.

Don'tstand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.

Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

No one is rich enough to do without neighbour.

Nothing doth more hurt in a state that cunning men pass for wise.