Whoeverhas the mind to fight has broken his connection with the universe. If you tryto dominate people you are already defeated. We study how to resolveconflict, not how to start it.

The hand of liberality is stronger than the arm of power.

The desire of appearing clever often prevents our becoming so.

Power is no blessing in itself, except when it is used toprotect the innocent.

The problem with communication is the illusion that is has occurred.

Happiness is the art of making a bouquet of those flowers within reach.

The function of genius is to furnish cretins with ideas twenty year later.

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

The Universe is not only queerer that we imagine, it is queered than we can imagine.

Thetruth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feelingdeeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in suchmoments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of ourruts and start searching for di

The strongest is never strong enough to be always, the master, unless he transforms strength into right, and obedience into duty.

Peoplewho are too concerned with how well they are doing will be less successfuland feel less competent than those who focus on the task itself... Somepsychologists call it a conflict between egoorientation,or between extrinsic and intrinsic motivation…