Never trust the advice of a man in difficulties.

A book is a mirror; if an ass peers into it, you can't expect an apostle to peer out.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Measurement of life should be rather proportioned to the intensity of experience than it's actual length.

Themost dramatic conflicts are perhaps, those that take place not between menbut between a man and himselfwhere the arena of conflict is a solitary mind.

Conduct is wise or foolish only in reference to its results.

Themore adaptability exists for a given kind of decision, the less risky it isto make plans for the future, and therefore the more likely it is that morepeople will make more plans in such areas.

Sometimeswe have the dream but we are not ourselves ready for the dream. We have togrow to meet it.

If your mouth turns into a knife, it will cut off yourlips.

If youcould kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.