Most of our so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Aclosed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.

Better hazard than always be in fear.

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Optimists and pessimists have one fault in common: they are afraid of the truth.

The king goes as far as he may, not as far as he could.

Only hethat has traveled the road knows where the holesare deep.

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

Gossip is the art of saying nothing, in a manner that leaves nothing unsaid

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Thesearch for someone to blame is always successful.

We own almostall our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.