No one wouldtalk much in society; if he knew how often he misunderstands others.

The purpose of getting power is to be able to give itaway.

Silenceis the mother of truth.

I said to the almond tree, ‘'Friend, speak to me of God,’' and the almond treeblossomed.

No one was ever really taught by another; each of us has to teach himself.

He whotalks incessantly, talks nonsense.

War does not determine who is right - only who is left

If pain could have cured us, we should have long ago been saved.

The best prophet is common sense, our native wit.

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...

Windowsof opportunity exist for only a brief moment in time, you have to have visionin order to spot them, and take advantage of them.

Each time we read, a seed is sown for the future.