If you are distressed by anything external, the pain isnot due to the thing itself but to your own estimate of it; and this you havethe power to revoke at any moment.

... That may appear as the truth to one personwill often appear as untruth to another person. But that need not worry theseeker. Where there is honest effort, it will be realized that what appearedto be different truths are like the countless and apparen

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

A wise man has great power, and a man of knowledgeincreases strength.

Neverdoubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change theworld. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has.

Theterm up has no meaning apart from the word down. The term fasthas no meaning apart from the term slow. In addition, such termshave no meaning even when used together, except when confined to a veryparticular situation... most of our language about the

The spokenword belongs half to him who speaks, and half to him who listens.

Conflictis inevitable, but combat is optional.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

Insteadof suppressing conflicts, specific channels could be created to make thisconflict explicit, and specific methods could be set up by which the conflictis resolved.

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.