Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Too little liberty brings stagnation, too much brings chaos.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

Religion is behaviour and not mere belief.

Education makes people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; Easy to govern, but impossible to enslave

If twopeople on the same job agree all the time, then one is useless. If theydisagree all the time, then both are useless.

Communicationis a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. Ifyou're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of everypart of your life.

Power consists in one's capacity to link his will with thepurpose of others, to lead by reason and a gift of cooperation.

Whetherit's the best of times or the worst of times, it's the only time we've got.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!