The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore, all progress depends upon the unreasonable man.

Thedifference between the right word and the almost right word is the differencebetween lightning and a lightning bug.

Suffering is one very long moment. We cannot divide it by seasons. WE can only record its moods and chronicle their return.

Labour with what zeal we will. Something still remains undone.

Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength andpotency to accomplish something. It is the vital energy to make choices anddecisions. It also includes the capacity to overcome deeply embedded habitsand to cultivate higher, more effective ones.

A critic is a man who knows the way but can't drive the car.

Thosewho are at war with others are not at peace with themselves.

Whenangry, count to ten before you speak; if very angry a hundred.

You'rein a much better position to talk with people when they approach you thanwhen you approach them.

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

Theconventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

Enthusiasm sees only the down payment.