Any general statement is like a cheque drawn on a bank. Its value depends on what is there to meet it.

Analysis kills spontaneity.The grain once ground to floor,springs and germinates no more.

Trust is difficult to define, but we know when it's presentand when it's not.

Slander cannot destroy an honest man: when the flood recedes the rock is there.

Reasonguides but a small part of man, and the rest obeys feeling, true or false,and passion, good or bad.

Politeness is to human nature what warmth is to wax.

Consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds.

Democracy is the art of disciplining onself, so that one need not be disciplined by others.

Power corrupts. Absolute power is kind of neat.

Livingwith integrity means: not settling for less than what you know you deserve inyour relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speakingyour truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in waysthat are in harmony

As longas you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down,so it means you cannot soar as you otherwise might.

People whoare too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successful andfeel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation, or between extrinsicand intrinsic motivation...