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

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

Onceyou consent to some concession, you can never cancel it and put things backthe way they are.

The soul would have no rainbow, if the eyes had no tears.

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

Undernormal conditions, most people tend to see what they want to see, hear what theywant to hear, and do what they want to do; in conflicts, their positionsbecome even more rigid and fixed.

Everytime we read, a seed is sown for the future.

To have a respect for ourselves guides our morals; to have a deference for others governs our manners.

Self-trust is the first secret of success.

Why don'tyou want to do what you know you should do? The reason you don't is thatyou're in conflict with yourself.

Wisdomis what you get for a lifetime of listening when you'd have preferred totalk.

To live is, in itself, avalue judgement. To breathe is to judge.