I liketo listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most peoplenever listen.

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

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…

To startblindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness, andwill lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Silenceis as full of potential wisdom and wit as the unshownmarble of great sculpture. The silent bear no witness against themselves.

Zeal is fit only for wise men but is found mostly infools.

Truepeace is not merely the absence of tension: it is the presence of justice.

Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced.

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

Frustration is commonly the difference between what you would like to be and what you are willing to become what you would like to be.

Artists can color the sky red because they know its blue.those of us who are not artists must color things the way they really are or people might think we are stupid.