Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Eyes are more accurate witness than ears

Drown not thyself to save a drowning man

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

Adversityis the foundation of virtue.