There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

Worry is a circle of inefficient thoughts whirling about a point of fear.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Childhood shows the man, as morning shows the day

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Power is a little like alcohol: the faster it is consumed, the more quickly it affects the brain.