If a man speaks or acts with pure thought, happiness follows him like a shadow that never leaves him

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Manners make the fortune of the ambitious youth.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The split in you is clear. There is a part of you that knows what it shoulddo, and a part that does what it feels like doing.

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

To rule is not so much a question of the heavy hand as the firm seat.

A room without books is a body without soul

The property of power is to protect.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

Every kind of peaceful cooperation among men is primarily basedon mutual trust and only secondarily on institutions such as courts ofjustice and police.

The talker will lead the dog to the meat market.