I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

It isgreed to do all the talking but not to want to listen at all.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

EDUCATION BEGINS WITH LIFE.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

When the defects of others are percieved with so much clarity, it is because one possesses with oneself.

Thetrouble with talking too fast is you may say something you haven't thought ofyet.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.

Silenceis the ultimate weapon of power.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.