He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

Timinghas a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

... 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

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

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Considerhow hard it is to change yourself and you'll understand what little chanceyou have in trying to change others.

Talkingcomes by nature, silence by wisdom.

The directuse of force is such a poor solution to any problem, it is generally employedonly by small children and large nations.