If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

The hardeststep is over the threshold.

Learning is the property of those who fear to do disagreeable things.

Mensucceed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for theirvictories.

A goodlistener is not someone with nothing to say. A good listener is a good talkerwith a sore throat.

Habit: the shackles of the free

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Sparrows who emulate peacocks are likely to break a thigh.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

Love is an act of faith and whoever is of little faith is also of little love.