Ability is poor men's wealth

Patience is something you admire in the driver behind you and scorn in the one ahead.

Necessitynever made a good bargain.

You can't unscramble an egg.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

A good listener is not only popular everywhere, but after while he gets to know something.

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Peoplewho are only good with hammers see every problem as a nail.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A man does not know what he is saying until he knows what he is not saying.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.