The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

If speaking is silver, then listening is gold.

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

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,

To know how to free oneself is nothing: the arduous thing is to know what to do with one's freedom.

Twoprisoners whose cells adjoin communicate with each other by knocking on thewall. The wall is the thing which separates them but is also their means ofcommunication. It is the same with us and God. Every separation is a link.

Thewise man, even when he holds his tongue, says more than the fool when hespeaks.

We mustbe part of the general staff at the inception, rather than the ambulancedrivers at the bitter end.

Man is born free, and everywhere is is in chains

Could agreater miracle take place than for us to look through each other’seyes for an instant?

A bad workman never gets a good tool.

Buyingis cheaper than asking.