Encouragement after censure is as the sun after a shower.

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.

Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

He understands badly who listens badly.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character

There is no knowledge that is not power.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Loving without dreaming is like going to Venice without riding in a gondola

Whenthere is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.