The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Itisn't that they can't see the solution. It's that they can't see the problem.

Don'tput all your eggs in one basket.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

No onewould talk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

Human beings are not perfectible. They are improvable.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Truth is strengthened by observation and delay; falsehood by haste and uncertainity.

A shipin harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Thespirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.