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

Supicion of one's own motives is especially necessary for the philanthropist and the executive.

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

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

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!

Allthings are ready, if our minds be so.

Thedifficult part in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather toknow it.

Nevermiss a good chance to shut up.

The lion and the calf shall lie down together, but the calf won't get much sleep.

You may give gifts without caring, but you can't care without giving

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Ultimately, the only power to which man should aspire isthat which he exercises over himself.