Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

Conflictinvolves incompatible behaviors rather thancompetitive goals.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

A happy family is but an earlier heaven.

Aquarrel is like buttermilk: once it's out of the churn, the more you shake it,the more sour it grows.

Whilewe consider when to begin, it becomes too late.

It'snot the plan that is important, it's the planning.

Alwaysforgive your enemies. Nothing annoys them so much.

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Concentration of wealth will never be a problem as long as we have those three great institutions for redistributing it: Taxes, wives, offspring.