A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

Nosnowflake in an avalanche ever feels responsible.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

The means by which we live have outdistanced the ends forwhich we live. Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We haveguided missiles and misguided men.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

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.