To know the pains of power, we must go to those who haveit; to know its pleasures, we must go to those who are seeking it.

Ideal society is a drama enacted exclusively in the imagination

Life has become a struggle between keeping your weight down and you spirits up.

There are three faithful friends; and old wife, an old dog and ready money.

Nostrength within, no respect without.

Words are like spears: Once they leave your lips they can never come back.

Given afair wind, we will negotiate our way into the Common Market, head held high,not crawling in. Negotiations? Yes. Unconditional acceptance of whateverterms are offered us? No.

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

You're ina much better position to talk with people when they approach you than whenyou approach them.

Power comes from sincere service

The last function of reason is to recognize that there is an infinity of things which surpass it.

A teacher as a person is more important than a teacher as a technician. What he is has more effect than anything he does.