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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We areall faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised asimpossible situations.
A fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of sense to know how to tell a lie.
Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.
It's not only later than you think- it's sooner than you suspect.
One whodoes not look ahead remains behind.
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
Do not tell me the problem is a difficult one. If it were not difficult, it would not be a problem
Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.
Somewherethere is a map of how it can be done.
It seemedrather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticated communication, weoften suffer from a shortage of listeners.
I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.
Superioty and inferiority are individual, not racial or national.