A goodplan is like a road map: it shows the final destination and usually the bestway to get there.

I haveoften regretted my speech, never my silence.

The most imaginative people are the most credulous, for to them everything is possible.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

Youcan't shake hands with a clenched fist.

Peoplespend a lifetime searching for happiness; looking for peace. They chase idledreams, addictions, religions, even other people, hoping to fill theemptiness that plagues them. The irony is the only place they ever needed tosearch was within.

Jealousy arises from lack of Confidence, not in others, but in onself.

The flowers of life are but illusions. How many fade away and leave no trace; how few yield any fruit and the fruit itself how rarely does it ripen!

Usesoft words and hard arguments.

Misfortuneis not that which can be avoided, but that which cannot.

Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.