A gem is not

A gem is not
A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.
  

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Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.
Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.
Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.
Non-cooperationis a measure of discipline and sacrifice, and it demands respect for theopposite views.
Facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored.
A taste for truth at any cost is a passion which spares nothing:
God has created the world in play.
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetitionimpresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.
Due to circumstances beyond your control, you are master of your fateand captain of your soul.
It is long and hard and painful to create life; it is short and easy to steal the life others have made.
Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.