The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Ignorance is a form of environmental pollution.

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

When indoubt, ask. When not in doubt, ask. If you are not in doubt, you may bekidding yourself.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Make the best use of what is in your power, and take therest as it happens.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

The nice thing about meditation is it makes doing nothing quite respectable.