If necessityis the mother of invention, conflict is its father.

Honesty once pawned is never redeemed.

If you follow me, I may lead you straight to hell, but ifyou trust me, I will lead you back out again.

There is sweet joy that comes to us that comes to us after sorrow.

Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognises genius.

The sun, though it passes through dirty places, yet remains as pure as before.

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

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

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

Blessed are they who have nothing to say and who cannot be persuaded to say it.

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

Power is not a means, it is an end. One does not establisha dictatorship in order to safeguard a revolution; one makes the revolutionin order to establish the dictatorship.