Ashes fly back into the face of him who throws them.

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

The difficultpart in an argument is not to defend one's opinion, but rather to know it.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...

Example is better than following it.

Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be won, through understanding. Our longingfor understandingis Eternal.

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Neveranswer a letter while you are angry.

It's better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.

Parents these days scarcely bring up children; they finance them.

At times, it is better to keep your mouth shut and let people wonder if you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

The repetition in nature may not be a mere recurrence. It may e a theatrical "encore"