Men of genius are admired, men of wealth are envied, menof power are feared; but only men of character are trusted.

A cup is useful only when it is empty; and a mind that is filled with beliefs, with dogmas, with assertions, with quotations, is really an uncreative mind.

The Pursuit of perfection is the persuit of sweetness and light.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

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The weaknesses of many make leader possible.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

Thego-between wears out a thousand sandals.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Freedom demands respect for the freedom of others.

If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence,try ordering somebody else's dog around.

You canobserve a lot by just watching.