As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

Don'tbargain for fish which are still in the water.

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.

A quiettongue shows a wise head.

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Every generation revolts against its fathers and makes friends with its grandfathers.

To pushadvantages too far is neither generous nor just.

The evolution from happiness to habit is one of death's best weapons.

Talk back to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

I hope our wisdom will grow with our power, and teach us,that the less we use our power the greater it will be.

I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

An artist is a cut above the critic, for the artist is writing something which will move the critic. The critic is writing something which will move everybody but the artist