Old wood best of burn, old friend to trust and old authors to read.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Thesubconscious part in us is called the subjective mind, because it does notdecide and command. It is subject rather than a ruler. Its nature is to dowhat it is told, or what really in your heart of hearts you desire.

Buying ischeaper than asking.

Girls .. . were allowed to play in the house . . . and boys were sent outdoors. . .Boys ran around in the yard with toy guns going kksshh-kksshh,fighting wars for made-up reasons and arguing about whowas dead, while girls stayed inside and played with dol

No onecan persuade another to change. Each of us guards a gate of change that canonly be opened from the inside. We cannot open the gate of another, either byargument or emotional appeal.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

The hearthas arguments with which the logic of mind is not acquainted.