One should never rub bottoms with a porcupine.

Embracingconflict can become a joy when we know that irritation and frustration canlead to growth and fascination.

The wise man reads both books and life itself.

True, Heavenprohibits certain pleasures; but one can generally negotiate a compromise.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

If Ishould ever be captured, I want no negotiation—andif I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that asign of duress.

There isno squabbling so violent as that between people who accepted an ideayesterday and those who will accept the same idea tomorrow.

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.

Anyonewho conducts an argument by appealing to authority is not using his intelligence,just his memory.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Beon a horse when you go in search of a better one.