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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Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
Most of the shadows of this life are caused by our standing in our own sunshine.
I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.
Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build a bridge even where there is no river.
It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.
If you truly want honesty, don't ask questions you don't really want the answer to.
The ultimate measured a man is not where he stands in marents of comfort, but whre he stands at times of challenge & contraversy.
Agrievance is most poignant when almost redressed.
I have oftenregretted my speech, never my silence.
Nations get as good or as bad a government as they deserve.
In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.
A man is but a product of his thoughts; what he thinks, that he becomes