It is easier to be brave from a safe distance.

Compromise.Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary thesatisfaction of thinking he has got what he ought not to have, and isdeprived of nothing except what was justly his due.

Successis blocked by concentrating on it and planning for it ... Success is shy itwon't come out while you're watching.

Contradictionshould awaken Attention, not Passion.

The civilisation of one epoch becomes the manure of the next.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

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

When angry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry ahundred.

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

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?