It's more shameful to mistrust one's friends than to be deceived by them.

If you tell the truth, you have infinite power supportingyou; but if not, you have infinite power against you.

Concentrated power is not rendered harmless by the goodintentions of those who create it.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Thereare two sides to every question.

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

Standingin the middle of the road is very dangerous; you get knocked down by thetraffic from both sides.

We ownalmost all our knowledge not to those who have agreed but to those who havediffered.

Kindwords do not cost much. Yet they accomplish much.

We do not err because the truth is difficult to see. We err because this is more comfortable

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!

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…