Democracy will break under the strain of apronstrings. It can exist only on trust.

Talkback to your internal critic. Train yourself to recognize and write downcritical thoughts as they go through your mind. Learn why these thoughts areuntrue and practice talking and writing back to them.

Suffering is the sole origin of consciousness.

Thisduality has been reflected in classical as well as modern literature asreason versus passion, or mind versus intuition. The split between the ‘conscious’mind and the ‘unconscious.’ There are moments in each of ourlives when our verbal-intellect sugges

He that is unkind to his own will not be kind to others.

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest.

Youcannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.

Sometimesyou have to be silent to be heard.

Silenceis foolish if we are wise, but wise if we are foolish.

A foolshows his annoyance at once, but a prudent man overlooks an insult.

An individual without information can't takeresponsibility. An individual with information can't help but takeresponsibility.

Nothing lays itself open to the change of exaggeration more than the language of naked truth.