I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Knowlege is two-fold, and consists not only an affirmation of what is true, but in the negation of that which is faise

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

It's notthe size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.

To be preparedis half the victory.

An artist is only a very small part of the universe and should receive no more attention than any other thing on earth which provides us with beauty, happiness and plenty

The mostimportant things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.

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

Much learning does not teach understanding.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Civilization has made the peasantry its pack animal.

It'snot hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.