Conflictcan be seen as a gift of energy, in which neither sideloses and a new dance is created.

To be spiritual is not to reject reason but to go beyond it.

The bad gardener quarrels with his rake.

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.

In art, as in love, instinct is enogh.

The pessimistsees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in everydifficulty.

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

Science has promised us truth. It has never promised us either peace or happiness.

A fool shows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

Step after step the ladder is ascended

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.