Peaceis not the absence of conflict but the presence of creative alternatives forresponding to conflict alternatives to passive or aggressive responses,alternatives to violence.

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...

Melancholy is the joy of being said.

Whodigs a pit for others will fall in themselves.

It's better to let someone think you are an Idiot than to open your mouth and prove it.

To copy is to put an end to creativeness. Unless there is originality, you can do nothing.

Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good.

You canoutdistance that which is running after you, but not what is running insideyou.

Saying nothing... sometimes says the most.

Silence, along with modesty, is a great aid to conversation.

In anyfree society, the conflict between social conformity and individual libertyis permanent, unresolvable, and necessary.

Kindness is never wasted. If it has no effect on the recepient, at least it benefits the bestower.