You made your bed, now lie in it.

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist

There is a sweet joy that comes to us after sorrow.

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

Search not a wound too deep lest thou maketh a new one.

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Ignorance is a bold, and knowledge reserved

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

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.