The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

Hold a true friend with both your hands.

If all those who speak would weigh their words, how light air would be!

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Assumptionof cooperative goals leads to viewing the conflict as a common problem to besolved for mutual benefit.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

You can not do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

Silenceis a true friend that never betrays.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

... 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

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.