Let not thy will roar, when thy power can but whisper.

A man's real life is that accorded to him in the thoughtd other man by reason of respect or natural love.

Whenyou plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don't blame the lettuce. Youlook for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water,or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with ourfriends or our family,

Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.

Without dialogue there is no communication, without communication there is no true education.

Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.

Long-rangeplanning works best in the short term.

Thetorment of human frustration, whatever its immediate cause,is the knowledge that the self is in prison, its vital force and ‘mangledmind’ leaking away in lonely, wasteful self-conflict.

Never play cat and mouse games if you are a mouse.

The past is always dogging our heals, striving ceaselessly to banish the present.

The possession of power over others in inherently destructiveboth to the possessor of the power and to those over whom it is exercised.

We gain freedom when we have paid full price for our right to live.