Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

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

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.

None but the productive can be strong; and none but the strong can be free.

Theability to speak eloquently is not to be confused with having something tosay.

There's no point in arguing with partisan supporters. Their views are their identity.Nothing you can tell the most phlegmatic follower.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

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.

Theonly difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way inwhich we use them.

You can be erudite with knowledge of others; you can be wise only with your wisdom.