If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Can we do good to the world? In an absolute sense, no; in a relative sense, yes.

Genius is a long impatience.

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

Anempty sack cannot stand up.

Myinterest is in the future because I'm going to be spending the rest of mylife there.

The good things of life are not to be had singly, but come to us with a mixture; like a school boy's holiday, with a task affixed to the tail of it.

Anyone whoconducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

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

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

You don'trun twenty-six miles at five minutes a mile on good looks and a secretrecipe.