I hold it to be a proof of great prudence for men toabstain from threats and insulting words toward an enemy, for neither ...diminishes the strength of the enemy; but the one makes him more cautious,and the other increases his hatred of you and makes him

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Whenevertwo people meet there are really six people present. There is each man as he seeshimself, each man as the other sees him, and each man as he really is.

The fundamental concept in social science is Power, in thesame sense in which Energy is the fundamental concept in physics.

Commonsense in an uncommon degree is what the world calls wisdom.

When you choose the lesses of two evils always remember there is still an evil.

There is nobody so irritating as somebody with less intelligence and more sense than we have.

It is a strange desire to seek power and to lose liberty,or to seek power over others and to lose power over a man's self.

Renown and repose do not go together.

Fortunatelypsychoanalysis is not the only way to resolve inner conflicts. Life itselfstill remains a very effective therapist.

Tell meand I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'llunderstand.

Resolvingconflict is rarely about who is right. It is about acknowledgment andappreciation of differences.