Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

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

A caricature is always ture only for an instant.

There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Even to observe neutrality you must have a strong government

Even a fish wouldn't get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut.

Decisionis the spark that ignites action. Until a decision is made, nothinghappens.... Decision is the courageous facing of issues, knowing that if theyare not faced, problems will remain forever unanswered.

In thefield of observation, chance favors only theprepared minds.

Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

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