Wisdom loves the children of men, but she prefers those who come through foolishness to wisdom

When makinga decision of minor importance, I have always found it advantageous toconsider all the pros and cons. In vital matters, however, such as the choiceof a mate or a profession, the decision should come from the unconscious,from somewhere within ou

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

Changemeans movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless vacuum of anonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur without that abrasivefriction of conflict.

Useful manual labour, intelligently performed is the means per excellence for developing the intellect.

Unlessa man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him lookridiculous.

I think we may safely trust a good deal more than we do.

Power takes as ingratitude the writhing of its victims.

A newbroom sweeps clean, but an old broom knows the corners.

There are questions of real power and then there arequestions of phony authority. You have to break through the phony authorityto begin to fight the real questions of power.

Theloftier the building the deeper the foundation must be.

Differentfields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish.