All human things hang on a slender thread, the strongest fall with a sudden crash.

My hopes are not always realized, but I always hope.

A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.

Quarrels are the dowry which married folk bring one another.

Be patient and tough; someday this pain will be useful to you.

Make the workmanship surpass the materials.

Love is no assignment for cowards.

Happy is the man who has broken the chains which hurt the mind, and has given up worrying once and for all.

The man who has experienced shipwreck shudders even at a calm sea.

Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force but through persistence.

If you want to be loved, be lovable.

When we stop fearing failure, we start being artists.

A good listener is one who always pays attention, not to gain, but to learn.

History suggests that capitalism is a necessary condition for political freedom. Clearly it is not a sufficient condition.

I am convinced that nobody should be afraid of peace.

You're advised not to drink the replica Arab spring water.

No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.

Dracula, who said while they drove a wooden stake into his heart, Boy, I sure hope this is heartburn. Never got a dinner!

Grow internally first. Strengthen your bottom line first before considering external growth.

Ninety-nine percent of the people in the world are fools and the rest of us are in great danger of contagion.

For thousands of years we have gathered in circle--around fires, around bodies, around altars--because we can't do this alone.