The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

In history, characters and events occur twice, first as tragedy then as farce.

Any man's death diminishes me, because i am involved in mankind; and, therefore, never tend to know for whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee.

Whenelephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Learning without thought is labour lost,thought without learning is perilous.

A clynic is a man who knows the price of everything and the value of nothing

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—and if I should request anegotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen