Wherethe tongue slips, it speaks the truth.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

All is riddle, and the key to a riddle is another riddle.

Theshallower the brook, the more it babbles.

Listeningwell is as powerful a means of communication and influence as to talk well.

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Maturityis the capacity to endure uncertainty.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Wecould never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Men are cruel, but man is kind.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.