Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

You can outdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Thegalleries are full of critics. They play no ball, they fight no fights. Theymake no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are thedoers. They make mistakes because they try many things. The man who makes nomistakes lacks boldness and

The ability to laugh together is the essence of love.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

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

A status symbol is an instrument you clash when you want someone to know you are there.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.

Speech is of time; silence is of eternity.

Our distrust is very expensive.

Tobelieve in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.