Thereis all the difference in the world between having something to say and havingto say something.

Between grief and nothing I will take Grief.

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

He who gainsa victory over other men is strong; but he who gains a victory over himselfis all powerful.

The louder the talked of his honour, the faster we counted our spoons.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Every man is wanted; and no man is wanted much.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

Example is better than following it.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.