Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Conflictbuilds character. Crisis defines it.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escapea hundred days of sorrow.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Luck iswhat happens when preparation meets opportunity.

If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

Every man has the right to feel that "Because of me was the world created".

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.