I know you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure yourealize that what you heard isn't what I meant.

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Duty largely consists of pretending that the trivial is critical

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.

Nine times out of ten, we are disappointed in life because we don't ask enough of it.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

This dualityhas been reflected in classical as well as modern literature as reason versuspassion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’ mind andthe ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of our lives when ourverbal-intellect sugges

Our faults irritate us most when we see them in others.

As long as there is life there is danger.

A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience

Themost important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.