Let no one, then think lightly of the world, lest he be despising himself unawares

A large ocean liner was headed across the Atlantic fromPortsmouth to New York. As it neared its destination at night, a lookout onthe wing of the bridge reported, ‘Light, bearing on the starboardbow.’‘Is it steady or moving astern?’ the captain called out

To start blindly with a statement is a sign of arrogance and narrow-mindedness,and will lead to conflict. To start blindly with a question is a sign ofuncertainty and honesty, and will lead to wisdom.

The desire for change is a sign of safety.

You must remember that all work is simply to bring out the power of the mind which is already there to wake up the soul.

Dig a well before you are thirsty.

The ear tends to be lazy, craves the familiar and is shocked by the unexpected; the eye, on the other hand, tends to be impatient, craves the novel and is bored by repetition.

Ittakes nine months to have a baby, no matter how many people you put on thejob.

Humour is a hole that lets the sawdust out of a stuffed shirt.

It is less dangerous to treat most men badly than to treat them too well.

Humoris the affectionate communication of insight.

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