Be gentle to all$$$ and stern with yourself.

Thank God for the things that I do not own.

The practice of diplomacy$$$ I have found$$$ is sometimes like eating soup with a fork: much activity yielding little nourishment.

Nothing limits intelligence more than ignorance; nothing fosters ignorance more than one's own opinions; nothing strengthens opinions more than refusing to look at reality.

It is under the greatest adversity that there exists the greatest potential for doing good$$$ both for oneself and others.

And at the closing of the day<br/>She loosed the chain$$$ and down she lay;<br/>The broad stream bore her far away$$$<br/>The Lady of Shallot.

Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.

You find out who your real friends are when you're involved in a scandal.

Those who do not lose their base endure. Those who die but do not perish have longevity.

Let nature take its course. By letting each thing act in accordance with its own nature$$$ everything that needs to be done gets done.