If you climb up a tree, you must climb down the same tree.

Beforeeverything else, getting ready is the secret to success.

Far better to think historically, to remember the lessonsof the past. Thus, far better to conceive of power as consisting in part ofthe knowledge of when not to use all the power you have. Far better to be onewho knows that if you reserve the power not to

Boredom is a vital problem for the moralist, since atleast half the sins of mankind are caused by the fear of it.

Mostpeople I ask little from. I try to give them much, and expect nothing inreturn and I do very well in the bargain.

Hatred does not not cease by hatred; but only by rule; this is the eternal rule.

It seemed rather incongruous that in a society of super sophisticatedcommunication, we often suffer from a shortage of listeners.

Itis all right if you talk to yourself. It is all right if you answer yourself.But when you start disagreeing with the answers, you've got a problem.

There arealways two forces warring against each other within us.

Everybody thinks of changing humanity and nobody thinks of changing himself.

To ask advice is in nine cases out of ten tout for flattery.

A book, tight shut, is but a block of paper.