Difficultiesare meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong byconflict.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine thestrongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted withunlimited power.

Change meansmovement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

The highest proof of virtue is to possess boundless powerwithout abusing it.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

Always the dullness of the fool is the whetstone of the wits

You andyour spouse should consider the arguments you have, not as calamities in thehistory of your child’sdevelopment, but as opportunities for learning. Take the opportunity to teachyour children the art ofand value in negotiation, and to demonstrate you

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

Nogarden is without its weeds.