Creation is only the projection into form of that which already exists.

Most ofour so-called reasoning consists in finding arguments for going on believingas we already do.

Thefire you kindle for your enemy often burns yourself more than him.

Whenpeople say women can’t be trusted because they cycle every month, myresponse is that men cycle every day, so they should only be allowed tonegotiate peace treaties in the evening.

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannothurt you.

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…

Neverforget the power of silence, that massively disconcerting pause which goes onand on and may at last induce an opponent to babble and backtrack nervously.

He whoangers you, conquers you.

Prayrer changes things by changing people.

Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

A fly beforehis own eye is bigger than an elephant in the next field.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.