I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships arebuilt for.

Commitmentin the face of conflict produces character.

Two man looks out through the same bars: the one sees the mud, the one the stars.

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Evena sheet of paper has two sides.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Two prisonerswhose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on the wall. Thewall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

Trust only movement. Life happens at the level of events, notof words. Trust movement.

It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

One ofthe lessons of history is that nothing is often a good thing to do and alwaysa clever thing to say.