One person with a belief is a social power equal to nintynine who have only interest.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Reasonand emotion are not antagonists. What seems like a struggle between twoopposing ideas or values, one of which, automatic and unconscious, manifestsitself in the form of a feeling.

Keep a secret; its you slave. Tell it, and it's your master.

Am Inot destroying my enemies when I make friends of them?

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Hearme, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun nowstands, I will fight no more forever.

Wisdom is what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

Honesty and Wisdom are such a delightful pastime, at another person's expense !

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.