No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

No battle is more sorely lost that the one not fought

I'vealways felt that a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the numberof conflicting points of view he can entertain simultaneously on the sametopic.

Thereis no such thing as absolute value in this world. You can only estimate whata thing is worth to 'you.'

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

Imagination grows by excercise and in more powerful in the mature rather than in the young.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Trust exists; only lies are invented.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous

You gotto be very careful if you don't know where you're going, because you mightnot get there.

Talkingmuch about oneself may be a way of hiding oneself.

To like and dislike the same thing, that is, indeed, friendship.