In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

To know the pains of power, we must go to those who have it;to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

Man alone contains within himself as many species as exist on earth.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

A matter that becomes clear ceases to concern us.

My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning tosee things from the plant's point of view.

What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity.

I have never been able to conceive how any rational beingcould propose happiness to himself from the exercise of power over others.

Learning, the destroyer of arrogance, begets arrogance in fools, even as light that illumines the eye, makes owls blind.

Malice drinketh its own poison.