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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Onlywhen all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.
Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved
The majority of mankind always has been and always will be composed of imbeciles.
You can have power over people as long as you don't takeeverything away from them. But when you've robbed a man of everything, he'sno longer in your power.
Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshown marble of greatsculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.
If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.
Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.
The aimof argument, or of discussion, should not be victory, but progress.
Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.
The average man’s life consists of: Twenty years of having his mother ask him where he is going, Forty years of having his wife ask the same question; and at the end, the mourners wondering too.
Happinessis the only sanction of life; where happiness fails, existence remains a madand lamentable experiment.
Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outbrust of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.