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.

Have adialogue between the two opposing parts and you will find that they alwaysstart out fighting each other until we come to an appreciation of difference... a oneness and integration of the two opposingforces. Then the civil war is finished, and your e

If you ain't never pick up the sword,you ain't never have to worry about fallin' on it.

Bythree methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest;second, imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is thebitterest.

The loftierthe building the deeper the foundation must be.

The laws of life are founded on necessity, its charms on the non-essentials.

Negotiatingmeans getting the best of your opponent.

A round egg can be made square according to how you cut it; words would be harsh according to how you speak them.

Don'twrestle a pig in a mud hole. You both get all dirty, and the pig enjoys it.

A man of great common sense and good taste-meaning there a man without originality or moral courage.

A manshould never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying,in other words, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

The wicked are not always clever, nor are dictators always right.