Be notdisturbed at being misunderstood; be disturbed at not understanding.

Bekind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.

Voilence is a Just when kindness is vain

Our power is in our ability to decide.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

Themost intense conflicts, if overcome, leave behind a sense of security andcalm that is not easily disturbed. It is just these intense conflicts andtheir conflagration which are needed to produce valuable and lasting results.

Makesure you never, never argue at night. You just lose a good night's sleep, andyou can't settle anything until morning anyway.

Knowingthat everything's futile but still fighting, still raging against the dying ofthe light that's what motivates me all the time ... If you hold that sense offutility in your head for too long, it can begin to eat into you. You canstill be aware of it

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Peoplewho can't admit they are part of the problem, will never be part of itssolution.

The oldbelieve everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young knoweverything.

A gem is not polished without rubbing, nor is a man perfected without trials.