In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

If speakingis silver, then listening is gold.

Malice drinketh its own poison.

People who invite trouble always complain when it occurs.

The fibers of all things have their tension and are strainedlike the strings of an instrument.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…

The mostintense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security and calmthat is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts and theirconflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Thepast is malleable and flexible, changing as our recollection interprets andre-explains what has happened.

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.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

Ourlives are not dependent on whether or not we have conflict. It is what we dowith conflict that makes the difference.

If a man is prodigal, he cannot be truly generous