If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, youwouldn't sit for a month.

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

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Before following a leader, it's wise to see if he's headed in the right direction.

The Truly free man is one who know how to decline an invitation without giving an excuse.

A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.

Poetry is the impish attempt to paint the colour of the wind.

Books without the knowledge of life are useless.

A child is not a vase to be filled, but a fire to be lit.

Flatteryis the infantry of negotiation.

The great essentials of happiness are: something to do,something to love and something to hope for.

The most important things are the hardest to say, because words diminish them.