Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

Where love rules, there is no will to power; and wherepower predominates, there love is lacking. The one is the shadow of theother.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Nothing astonishes men so much as common sense and plain dealing.

Don'tbe afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with, the wind.

History repeats itself. that's one of the things wrong with history

The art of life is the avoiding of pain.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.

Younever really understand a person until you consider things from his point ofview.

It isdifficult to negotiate where neither will trust.

Never[enter] into dispute or argument with another. I never yet saw an instance ofone of two disputants convincing the other by argument. I have seen many ontheir getting warm, becoming rude and shooting one another.

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