A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shakeit, the more sour it grows.

Only freemen can negotiate. Prisoners cannot enter into contracts. Your freedom andmine cannot be separated.

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,

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Experience is a hard teacher because SHE gives the test first, the lesson afterwards.

Without trust, words become the hollow sound of a woodengong. With trust, words become life itself.

The greatest humiliation in life is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get.

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.

Nothing is greater impediment to being on good terms with other than being ill at ease with yourself.

The rulers must be watched, not the ruled.