Donot wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself.

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

Whenyou lose, don't lose the lesson.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Conflictleads to less-than-adequate performance, resentments, and lack of motivation.

If you ain'tnever pick up the sword, you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

The real purpose of books is to trap the mind into doing its own thinking