Everyone speaks well of his heart, but no one dares to say it of his dead.

You could forgive an enemy. It is harder to forgive yourself.

WheneverI hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried onhim personally.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

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

The ruler proclaims the good news himself; he sends the servants out to announce the bad news.

Treatpeople as if they were, what they ought to be andyou help them become what they are capable of being.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

Friendships begin with liking or gratitude-roots that can be pulled up.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.