Theproblem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

When you ask from a stranger that which is of interest only to yourself, always enclose a stamp

Take yourlife into your own hands, and what happens? A terrible thing, no one toblame.

Forbidden fruit can get us into a real jam.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Happiness is a choice that requires affort at times.

You may be deceived if you trust too much, but you willlive in torment if you don't trust enough.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Show me a man who cannot bother to do little things andI'll show you a man who cannot be trusted to do big things.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

It isthe acid test of nonviolence that in a nonviolent conflict there is no rancorleft behind, and in the end the enemies are converted into friends.

Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.