The property of power is to protect.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Fate chooses our relatives, We choose our friends.

No matterhow thin you make a pancake, it always has two sides.

The wise man learns more from his enemies than the fool does from his friends.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

If youare standing upright, don't worry if your shadow is crooked.

It is much easier to be a hero than a gentleman.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.