Soremarkably perverse is the nature of man that he despises those that court himand admires whoever will not bend before him.

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

Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

It is atrick among the dishonest to offer sacrifices that are not needed,or not possible, to avoid making those that are required.

Dealwith the faults of others as gently as with your own.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

Whenanger comes, wisdom goes.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Knowledge is of two kinds, we know a subject ourselves or we know where we can get information upon it.

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

Whenconflict becomes a win-lose contest in our minds, we immediately try to win.