Nothing makes it easier to resist temptation than a proper upbringing, a sound set of values.

The property of power is to protect.

No one is free who does not Lord over himself.

Another form of wastefulness is expenditure of words beyond the income of ideas.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

Thedays are too short even for love; how can there be enough time for quarreling?

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

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

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

In themiddle of every difficulty lies opportunity.

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

Living is the art of getting used to what we did'nt expect.