Listening,not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.

Status symbols are medals you buy yourself

Nevermistake silence for agreement.

Negotiatingin the classic diplomatic sense assumes parties are more anxious to agreethan to disagree.

Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not hethat you wrong but yourself.

The tormentof human frustration, whatever its immediate cause, is the knowledge that theself is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangled mind’ leaking away in lonely,wasteful self-conflict.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

The exercise of power is determined by thousands ofinteractions between the world of the powerful and that of the powerless, allthe more so because these worlds are never divided by a sharp line: everyonehas a small part of himself in both.

Duringthe Depression, or back when we were fighting Hitler, people didn't have timeto sue a company if the coffee was too hot. There were urgent, pressingproblems. If you think you have it tough, read history books.

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Every new adjustment is a crisis in self-esteem.

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