Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Mandoes not live by words alone, despite the fact that sometimes he has to eatthem.

A miserand a liar bargain quickly.

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

Marriagemeans expectations and expectations mean conflict.

Civilization is a movement and not a condition, a voyage and not a harbour.

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Allthings at first appear difficult.

Constantrepetition carries conviction.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.