Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

Symanpathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

Learning must be had, but in the second place, as subsequent only to greater qualities.

The more we see, the more we shall be able to imagine, and the more we imagine, the more we must think we see.

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold himdown, so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

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.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...